Vol. 1. Origins of the Cold War ; Conflict builds ; Germany and Berlin ; Dawning of the nuclear age ; Homeland insecurities ; Espionage in the Cold War ; A worldwide Cold War -- v. 2. Renewed tensions ; Cuban Missile Crisis ; Mutual assured destruction ; An unsettled world ; Home front turmoil : the 1960s ; Détente : a lessening of tensions ; A freeze in relations ; End of the Cold War.