War of the Black Heavens: The Battles of Western Broadcasting in the Cold War

by Michael Nelson

Book Overview

International diplomacy and a changing global economy did not bring about the fall of the Iron Curtain. Radio did, and it was mightier than the sword.

Based on first-hand interviews and documents from the Central Committee of the Soviet Communist Party, Michael Nelson shows that Western radio--principally, the British Broadcasting Corporation, Radio Free
Europe, Radio Liberty, and the Voice of America--were unrivaled forces in the fight...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815604793
• ISBN13: 9780815604792
• Release Date: December 1997
• Publisher: Syracuse University Press
• Length: 298 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.5"