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

By Alan Axelrod

Book Overview

The newest entry in Alan Axelrod s engaging, successful Real History seriesand 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."

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1402763026
• ISBN13: 9781402763021
• Release Date: December 2009
• Publisher: Sterling
• Length: 451 Pages
• Weight: 2.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 7.1" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Gripping Narative

Page turner. Just the right detail to be informative but breezy and engaging.