The Cold War

by Richard Brownell

Book Overview

In today's worlds of drones, military strikes, and weapons of mass destruction, it's difficult to imagine a nonviolent war of constant hostility between world super powers. Readers will be intrigued by this conflict known as the Cold War. They will learn that it was a geopolitical, ideological, and economic struggle between two world superpowers, the USA and the USSR, starting in 1947 and ending in 1991.

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1420500325
• ISBN13: 9781420500325
• Release Date: October 2008
• Publisher: Lucent Press
• Length: 104 Pages
• Weight: 0.88 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.2" x 9.1"
• Age Range: 12 to 15 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 10