Buhite, Russell D.Major Crises in Contemporary American Foreign Policy: A Documentary History. Greenwood, 1997. Primary-source documents covering the Cold War, the Berlin Blockade, the Korean War, the Berlin Crises of 1958 and 1961, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Vietnam War, the Iranian Hostage Crisis, and the Persian Gulf War. For high school and college students.
Bush, George H., and Brent Scowcroft.A World Transformed. Knopf, 1998. Covers a few key foreign policy issues in recent American history. Jointly authored by former president Bush and his national security adviser, Brent Scowcroft.
Carter, Jimmy.Talking Peace: A Vision for the Next Generation. Dutton, 1996. President Carter's personal strategies for achieving peace and ensuring human rights in more than 30 major conflicts in the world today. For middle school readers.
Flanders, Carl N., ed.Dictionary of American Foreign Affairs. Macmillan, 1998. Features over 1,400 alphabetically arranged entries that cover all factors affecting international relations.
Kennan, George F.At a Century's Ending: Reflections, 1982-1995. Norton, 1996. Essays, reviews, and speeches by George Kennan, a key figure in the shaping of the U.S. containment policy toward the Soviet Union.
Kissinger, Henry A.Diplomacy. Simon & Schuster, 1995. How the art of diplomacy and the balance of power have created the world we live in, how societies determine foreign policy, and how Americans have sought a distinctive foreign policy based on idealism.