Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring The Cold War dominated international life from the end of World War II to the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989.
Strange Days Indeed tells the story of how the paranoia exemplified by Nixon and Wilson became the defining characteristic of western politics and culture in the 1970s.
The danger of participating in live-fire exercises and a Christmas spent in a military prison are described in detail in this graphic picture of military life at the height of the Cold War.
30 Jahre Mauerfall: Eine Reise auf den Spuren der Berliner MauerDen Fall der Berliner Mauer kennt jeder als Ereignis der Weltgeschichte, und Zeitgenossen erinnern sich daran, als wäre es gestern gewesen.
Guerra híbrida, guerra en la zona gris, guerra sin restricciones… hoy en día, el conflicto tradicional –combatido con armas convencionales– se ha vuelto demasiado caro de librar, demasiado impopular en casa y demasiado difícil de gestionar, como está demostrando la guerra entre Rusia y Ucrania, abordada ya por Mark Galeottien su anterior libro, el aclamado Las guerras de Putin.
En el año 1959 la guerra fría estaba en su apogeo; dos superpotencias tenían la capacidad de destruir el mundo gracias a la bomba atómica, las tensiones estaban a flor de piel, en los colegios estadounidenses se explicaba a los niños cómo actuar ante la posible aniquilación del mundo, las familias construían refugios nucleares bajo el jardín trasero de sus casas, las amenazas diplomáticas estaban a la orden del día; en estas circunstancias sucedió un hecho que pudo cambiarlo todo, Nikita Kruschev quería visitar Estados Unidos para conocer el país que amenazaba con destruir, y, sorprendentemente, el presidente Eisenhower aceptó invitarle; a partir de ese momento empezó lo que puede considerarse el capítulo más cómico e ilustrativo de toda la guerra fría.
'We thought we had lived through the terror of a nuclear war, but something far more ominous was brewing in the Soviet Union - a biological Armageddon from which no one would escape.
A TIMES BOOK OF THE YEAR 2024A NEW YORKER BEST BOOK OF 2024'Gripping history that also informs the present' Sunday Times'Lively and original' The Spectator'A spectacular achievement' Dominic Sandbrook'Fast-paced, absorbing, insightful' Simon Hall'Simply superb' Kathryn Olmsted The definitive history of how the CIA became the foremost defender of America's covert global empire As World War II ended, the United States stood as the dominant power on the world stage.
A BBC RADIO 4 BOOK OF THE WEEKA SPECTATOR BOOK OF THE YEAR'Hugely enjoyable' The Spectator'Delivered with flamboyance, it features a sparkling cast of chancers' KATJA HOYER, Daily Telegraph 5* review'Page-turning .
This Cold War history examines the Cuban Missile Crisis from a British perspective, following events as they developed in London, Washington, and Moscow.
*** The Sunday Times bestseller ***'Vividly imagined and prodigiously researched' Helen Davies, Sunday Times, Books of the Year 'Such a rewarding read' John Preston, Daily Mail, Books of the Year'This odd, secretive man is brought to life', Robbie Millen, The Times, Books of the YearMaxwell Knight was a paradox.
'This exciting and provocative book blows apart misconceptions about the Russian past' Lara Douds, Times Higher Education Russia is an exceptional country, the biggest in the world.
The 1979 Iranian Revolution brought Islamists to power, dashed generations of hope for democracy, and forever changed the course of history throughout the region.
El conflicto más prolongado de la historia, imprescindible para comprender el mundo actual: el enfrentamiento de EEEUU y la URSS, siempre al borde de una conflagración devastadora.
Pasaron más de treinta años de la caída del comunismo y nuestras ideas sobre lo que fue Europa del Este todavía replican lugares comunes de la Guerra Fría: sociedades controladas por la policía secreta y el miedo a la delación, una camarilla de sangrientos burócratas que llegaban desde Moscú para reprimir cualquier atisbo de disidencia, economías caracterizadas por el atraso y la escasez.
In America's Cold Warrior, James Graham Wilson traces Paul Nitze's career path in national security after World War II, a time when many of his mentors and peers returned to civilian life.
From the author of 'Seven Wonders of the Industrial World', the ebook edition of the TV tie-in charting the shocking but true story behind the space race - and the ruthless, brilliant scientists who fuelled it.
The nervous geopolitical tension between East and West, the Cold War, emerged before the end of the Second World War and lasted until 1991 with the collapse of the Soviet Union.
As Anthony Tucker-Jones shows in this highly illustrated, wide-ranging history, for most of the Cold War the tank retained its pre-eminence on the battlefield.
'A darkly entertaining tale about American espionage, set in an era when Washington's fear and skepticism about the agency resembles our climate today.
In the first volume in this series on the Korean War, North Korea Invades the South, North Korean ground forces, armor and artillery crossed the 38th Parallel, and, in blitzkrieg style, rolled back UN and South Korean forces down the Korean peninsula.
How the modern world was shaped by super power rivalry through deception and propagandaThis guide exposes the reality behind the war between capitalism and communism, two ideologies divided by the Iron Curtain.
Shortlisted for the RSL Encore Award 2021'Extraordinary' - Spectator'Powerful' - Guardian'Spellbinding' - The TabletAs the 1950s draw to a close, and the Cold War escalates, the shape of Drummond Moore's life is changed beyond measure when he strikes up an unlikely friendship with James Carter, a rich and well-connected fellow national serviceman.
As Anthony Tucker-Jones shows in this highly illustrated, wide-ranging history, for most of the Cold War the tank retained its pre-eminence on the battlefield.
"Some twenty-five years after its conclusion, yet with its echoes resonating once more in contemporary East-West relations, the rigors and detail of many aspects of the Cold War are becoming increasingly of interest.
"Some twenty-five years after its conclusion, yet with its echoes resonating once more in contemporary East-West relations, the rigors and detail of many aspects of the Cold War are becoming increasingly of interest.
