Cold War
For Forty-five Years the World Held its Breath
$33.90
- Paperback
560 pages
- Release Date
1 October 2008
Summary
Cold War is the story of the half-century since the end of the Second World War—the story of our lives. Its framework is the confrontation, military and ideological, between two great powers that dominated the world during these years. It is a story of crises and conflict on a global scale: from the Berlin Blockade and the Cuban Missile Crisis, to the tanks in the streets of Warsaw, Budapest and Prague, to spies, student riots and encounters in space.
In Cold War, Jeremy Isaacs and Ta…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780349120805 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0349120803 |
| Author: | Taylor Downing, Jeremy Isaacs |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Abacus |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 560 |
| Release Date: | 1 October 2008 |
| Weight: | 368g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 35mm |
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Critics Review
“Offers a clear, succinct summary of the defining element of life in the second half of the 20th century.
An excellent one-volume history of forty-five years of superpower rivalry - GUARDIAN
About The Author
Taylor Downing
Jeremy Isaacs was executive producer of Cold War, a 24-part series broadcast on BBC2.
Taylor Downing was educated at Cambridge and went on to become Managing Director and Head of History at Flashback Television.
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