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Cold War Books

Books selected for readers looking for cold war books.

Optimized for books about cold war.

28 books. Added April 2, 2026.

  1. The CIA Book ClubCharlie EnglishFits this list for its focus on cold and war.Shelf signal: Cold War History
  2. SpiesMarc FavreauFits this list for its focus on cold and war.Shelf signal: Wars & Military History for Teens
  3. Cold WarriorsDuncan WhiteFits this list for its focus on cold and war.Shelf signal: Cold War History
  4. New Cold WarsDavid E. Sanger, Mary K. BrooksFits this list for its focus on cold and war.Shelf signal: Security Studies
  5. The Spy and the TraitorBen MacintyreFits this list for its focus on cold and war.Shelf signal: Cold War History
  6. Big IntelJ. Michael WallerFits this list for its focus on cold and war.Shelf signal: Intelligence & Spycraft
  7. The Cold WarJohn Lewis GaddisFits this list for its focus on cold and war.Shelf signal: Cold War History
  8. The Cold War's Killing FieldsPaul Thomas ChamberlinFits this list for its focus on cold and war.Shelf signal: Cold War History
  9. FalloutSteve SheinkinFits this list for its focus on cold and war.Shelf signal: Cold War History
  10. Nuclear FollySerhii Plokhy, Keith Sellon-WrightFits this list for its focus on cold and war.Shelf signal: Cold War History
  11. From Cold War to Hot PeaceMichael McFaulFits this list for its focus on cold and war.Shelf signal: Russian & Post-Soviet Politics
  12. The Brothers: John Foster Dulles, Allen Dulles, and Their Secret World WarStephen KinzerFits this list for its focus on cold and war.Shelf signal: Political Lives
  13. Polar WarKenneth R. RosenFits this list for its focus on cold and war.Shelf signal: Climate Change
  14. The Dead HandDavid Hoffman, David E. HoffmanFits this list for its focus on cold and war.Shelf signal: Cold War History
  15. Stealth WarRobert Spalding, Ray PorterFits this list for its focus on war.Shelf signal: Security Studies
  16. Hidden History of the Korean WarI.F. Stone, Gregory ElichFits this list for its focus on cold and war.Shelf signal: Korean War History
  17. Covert Regime ChangeLindsey A. O'Rourke, Lindsey A. O'RourkeFits this list for its focus on cold and war.Shelf signal: Intelligence & Spycraft
  18. Forty AutumnsNina WillnerFits this list for its focus on cold and war.Shelf signal: Personal Memoirs
  19. Beyond the WallKatja Hoyer, Sam Peter JacksonFits this list for its focus on war.Shelf signal: German History
  20. In True FaceJonna Mendez, Jonna MéndezFits this list for its focus on cold and war.Shelf signal: Personal Memoirs
  21. Camp CenturyHenry Nielsen, Kristian Hvidtfeldt NielsenFits this list for its focus on cold and war.Shelf signal: Cold War History
  22. To Overthrow the WorldSean McMeekinIncluded for strong social alignment with this cold war list.Shelf signal: Communism & Socialism
  23. Three RevolutionsSimon HallIncluded for strong history alignment with this cold war list.Shelf signal: Revolutionary History
  24. Into the Lion's MouthLarry Loftis, Eric G. DoveFits this list for its focus on war.Shelf signal: Lives in History