John Lewis Gaddis is perhaps one of the most infamous researchers. According to the New York Times, he is considered the "dean of Cold War historians." Gaddis is professor of military and naval history at Yale University. He is well known and renowned for his lectures on Cold War history and grand strategy. The Cold War: A New History is his most recent publication and he has six publications preceding the book. Yale has one of the most renowned and respected history departments in the country. The Yale History Department has more than 70 professors in total, providing in-depth study of a wide range of fields. Part of Gaddis's impetus for writing The Cold War: A New History was his students in his Cold War history class at Yale. . Gaddis explained that modern-day students have little understanding of how the Cold War worked. He was often asked why we couldn't discuss several years in fewer pages. The books are often assigned on the history of the Cold War which extends to 1962 and can span over 300 pages. The Cold War tends to get lost in world history and Gaddis wants to make sure it is explained and that everyone understands how and why this Cold War is important to the United States and the rest of the world today. today. Gaddis says The Cold War: A New History is primarily aimed at young readers who have limited knowledge of the Cold War. The Cold War: A New History is written differently from other books of the same genre. The book is divided into chapters, each consisting of different themes and ideas as Gaddis chooses. Gaddis wrote the book so that it was not a general overview of the Cold War; rather a scope of ideas imp...... middle of paper ......tick country and a change in the world was underway. After communism grew so rapidly, it became clear that communism was not working and democracy was working. Gaddis did an excellent job constructing and writing The Cold War: A New History. The writing is clear and concise and aimed at a younger audience. Instead of stating facts, Gaddis explains how and why events happened. Instead of placing full responsibility for the end of the Cold War on the United States, Gaddis also gives credit to other world leaders as well as the populations of other Eastern European countries. The Cold War led to other wars, such as the Korean War and the Vietnam War, which have so strongly shaped the world today. Everyone was affected by the Cold War. If all-out war were to break out between the United States and the Soviet Union, it is likely that there would be no people left today..