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Cold War : A New History by John Lewis Gaddis (2006, Uk-B Format Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherPenguin Publishing Group

ISBN-100143038273

ISBN-139780143038276

eBay Product ID (ePID)56986045

Product Key Features

Book TitleCold War : a New History

Number of Pages352 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2006

TopicModern / 20th Century, World / General, International Relations / General, World

IllustratorYes

GenrePolitical Science, History

AuthorJohn Lewis Gaddis

FormatUk-B Format Paperback

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Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight10.8 Oz

Item Length8.4 in

Item Width5.5 in

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Dewey Edition22

ReviewsA fresh and admirably concise history . . . Gaddisâ€™s mastery of the material, his fluent style and eye for the telling anecdote make his new work a pleasure. ( The Economist ), Energetically written and lucid, it makes an ideal introduction to the subject. (The New York Times), Outstanding ... The most accessible distillation of that conflict yet written. ( The Boston Globe ) Energetically written and lucid, it makes an ideal introduction to the subject. ( The New York Times ) A fresh and admirably concise history . . . Gaddis's mastery of the material, his fluent style and eye for the telling anecdote make his new work a pleasure. ( The Economist ), Outstanding ... The most accessible distillation of that conflict yet written. ( The Boston Globe ) Energetically written and lucid, it makes an ideal introduction to the subject. ( The New York Times ) A fresh and admirably concise history . . . Gaddis’s mastery of the material, his fluent style and eye for the telling anecdote make his new work a pleasure. ( The Economist ), A fresh and admirably concise history . . . Gaddiss mastery of the material, his fluent style and eye for the telling anecdote make his new work a pleasure. ("The Economist"), Energetically written and lucid, it makes an ideal introduction to the subject. ("The New York Times"), A fresh and admirably concise history . . . Gaddis’s mastery of the material, his fluent style and eye for the telling anecdote make his new work a pleasure. (The Economist), "Outstanding . . . The most accessible distillation of that conflict yet written." -- The Boston Globe "Energetically written and lucid, it makes an ideal introduction to the subject." -- The New York Times "A fresh and admirably concise history . . . Gaddis's mastery of the material, his fluent style and eye for the telling anecdote make his new work a pleasure." -- The Economist, Energetically written and lucid, it makes an ideal introduction to the subject. ( The New York Times )

Grade FromTwelfth Grade

Dewey Decimal909.82/5

Grade ToUP

Table Of ContentThe Cold WarPreface List of Maps Prologue: The View Forward I. The Return Of Fear II. Deathboats And Lifeboats III. Command Versus Spontaneity IV. The Emergence Of Autonomy V. The Recovery Of Equity VI. Actors VII. The Triumph Of Hope Epilogue: The View Back Notes Bibliography Index

SynopsisThe dean of Cold War historians ("The New York Times") now presents the definitive account of the global confrontation that dominated the last half of the twentieth century. Drawing on newly opened archives and the reminiscences of the major players, John Lewis Gaddis explains not just what happened but "why"from the months in 1945 when the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. went from alliance to antagonism to the barely averted holocaust of the Cuban Missile Crisis to the maneuvers of Nixon and Mao, Reagan and Gorbachev. Brilliant, accessible, almost Shakespearean in its drama, "The Cold War" stands as a triumphant summation of the era that, more than any other, shaped our own., Beginning with World War II and ending with the collapse of the Soviet Union, the author provides a thrilling account of the strategic dynamics that drove the age. The work is rich with illuminating portraits of its major personalities and fresh insight into its most crucial events., The "dean of Cold War historians" ( The New York Times ) now presents the definitive account of the global confrontation that dominated the last half of the twentieth century. Drawing on newly opened archives and the reminiscences of the major players, John Lewis Gaddis explains not just what happened but why --from the months in 1945 when the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. went from alliance to antagonism to the barely averted holocaust of the Cuban Missile Crisis to the maneuvers of Nixon and Mao, Reagan and Gorbachev. Brilliant, accessible, almost Shakespearean in its drama, The Cold War stands as a triumphant summation of the era that, more than any other, shaped our own. Gaddis is also the author of On Grand Strategy., Outstanding . . . The most accessible distillation of that conflict yet written. -- The Boston Globe Energetically written and lucid, it makes an ideal introduction to the subject. -- The New York Times The "dean of Cold War historians" ( The New York Times ) now presents the definitive account of the global confrontation that dominated the last half of the twentieth century. Drawing on newly opened archives and the reminiscences of the major players, John Lewis Gaddis explains not just what happened but why --from the months in 1945 when the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. went from alliance to antagonism to the barely averted holocaust of the Cuban Missile Crisis to the maneuvers of Nixon and Mao, Reagan and Gorbachev. Brilliant, accessible, almost Shakespearean in its drama, The Cold War stands as a triumphant summation of the era that, more than any other, shaped our own. Gaddis is also the author of On Grand Strategy., "Outstanding . . . The most accessible distillation of that conflict yet written." -- The Boston Globe "Energetically written and lucid, it makes an ideal introduction to the subject." -- The New York Times The "dean of Cold War historians" ( The New York Times ) now presents the definitive account of the global confrontation that dominated the last half of the twentieth century. Drawing on newly opened archives and the reminiscences of the major players, John Lewis Gaddis explains not just what happened but why --from the months in 1945 when the U.S. and the U.S.S.R. went from alliance to antagonism to the barely averted holocaust of the Cuban Missile Crisis to the maneuvers of Nixon and Mao, Reagan and Gorbachev. Brilliant, accessible, almost Shakespearean in its drama, The Cold War stands as a triumphant summation of the era that, more than any other, shaped our own. Gaddis is also the author of On Grand Strategy.

LC Classification NumberD843.G22 2007