We call it the "Cold War" era and perhaps that makes it a bit too easy to forget how many "hot" wars were actually being fought around the planet in the shadow of the United States-Soviet Union standoff. The Philippines, the Congo, Iran, Algeria, Kashmir: in "Small Wars, Faraway Places," noted historian Michael Burleigh takes readers on a global tour that helps to reshape our understanding of the period from 1945 to 1965. You can see the Monitor's full review of "Small Wars, Faraway Places" here.
