The required materials for this course are:
Text: The Cold War: A Very Short IntroductionBy: Robert J. McMahon
Publisher: Oxford University Press, 2003
Text: Decolonization, 2nd edBy: Raymond F. Betts
Publisher: Routledge, 2004
ISBN: 978-0-415-31821-1
In unit 12, I have an optional assignment based on the book by Lawrence Scott Sheets, 8 Pieces of Empire (Crown Publishers, ISBN 978-0-307-39582-5; any edition is acceptable).
If you are wondering whether you must buy the textbook, then please watch this short video.