Presents revised contributions presented at a spring 1999 conference for International and Strategic Studies at Claremont McKenna College, assessing the major highlights of Cold War history. US university-based scholars of international relations and history revisit and reassess Cold War topics including the Vietnam War, the Cuban Missile Crisis, German reunification, arms control, and other topics. Lacks a subject index. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)