Cold War

by Jeremy Isaacs and Taylor Downing

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0349120803
• ISBN13: 9780349120805
• Release Date: August 2008
• Publisher: Abacus (UK)
• Length: 536 Pages
• Weight: 1.02 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 5.0" x 7.7"