On Every Front: The Making and Unmaking of the Cold War

by Thomas G. Paterson and Professor of History Thomas G Paterson

Book Overview

Opening his new book with the drama of people struggling to survive in rubble-strewn countries after the Second World War, Thomas G. Paterson follows the lng Cold War crisis through to the dismantling of the Berlin Wall and the disintegration of the Soviet Union. He examines features of the international system that guaranteed conflict: the great-power quest for order by building spheres of influence; the power, ideology, and strategic-economic...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393964353
• ISBN13: 9780393964356
• Release Date: January 1993
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.86 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.6" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

Paterson's view of the Cold War might surprise you

Paterson's view of the Cold War might come as a surprise to or even offend some people. This book is very well written. Paterson backs up his arguments quite well.