The Real History of the Cold War: A New Look at the Past (Real History Series)

Axelrod, Alan

ISBN 10: 1402763026 / ISBN 13: 9781402763021

Published by Sterling, 2009

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Hardback w/ jacket; unmarked; no bent/torn pp.; jacket fine.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Real History of the Cold War: A New Look at the Past (Real History Series)
• Publisher: Sterling
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1402763026
• ISBN 13: 9781402763021
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Like New
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

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Synopsis

The newest entry in Alan Axelrod’s engaging, successful Real History series—and the only current illustrated book on a misunderstood and mysterious topic.

From the fall of Nazi Germany to the fall of the Berlin Wall, a cold war raged between the US and the Soviet Union. Though not a shot was fired, the hostility between the two superpowers threatened the globe with nuclear annihilation. Axelrod reveals the intriguing, suspenseful true story behind this globe-spanning battle of wills, and as always, he’s created a study that’s authoritative, comprehensive, and a pleasure to read. Judiciously, incisively, he probes the pivotal events of the era: the Marshall Plan; the iron curtain; the Berlin airlift; the Cuban missile crisis; the rise and fall of Joesph McCarthy; the Korean War; the Vietnam War; the arms race. Rarely seen illustrations, detail-packed sidebars, maps, stats, quotes, alternate takes, and “reality checks” to popular myths make this a work general readers will turn to and enjoy.

 

About the Author

Alan Axelrod is the author of more than 60 books, including the best-sellers Profiles in Audacity (Sterling, 2007); Patton on Leadership (Prentice Hall Press, 2001); Elizabeth I, CEO (Prentice Hall, 2000); and What Every American Should Know About American History: 200 Events That Shaped the Nation (with Charles Phillips). He has appeared on MSNBC, The Discovery Channel, CNN, Fox, and numerous radio news and talk programs, including NPR. Axelrod and his work have been featured in BusinessWeek, Fortune, Men’s Health, Cosmopolitan, and many newspapers, including USA Today.