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The Cold War: History in an Hour
- Author
- Rupert Colley
- Narrator
- Jonathan Keeble
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Publish Date
- 2 February 2012
- Run Time
- 1 hour 28 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour.
From the end of World War Two to the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 the world lived within the shadow of the Cold War. Russia and America eyed each other with suspicion and hostility. World War Two was too recent to be forgotten and a nuclear Third World War remained a distinct possibility. Post-war Europe was being rebuilt and Churchill, Stalin and Roosevelt had to find a way to work together for peace.
The Cold War: History in an Hour will help you understand the dynamics of the politics of the time and how Europe and the rest of the world rebuilt themselves after World War Two.
Know your stuff: read about the Cold War in just one hour.
Critics Review
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‘If the past is a foreign country, History in an Hour is like a high-class tour operator, offering delightfully enjoyable short breaks in the rich and diverse continent of our shared past’ Dominic Sandbrook
‘The practice of History is ever-evolving, and the History In An Hour idea brings it back up to date for the digital age’ Andrew Roberts, Bookseller
‘This is genius’ MacWorld.com
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Details
- Author
- Rupert Colley
- Narrator
- Jonathan Keeble
- Duration
- 1 hour 28 minutes
- Release Date
- 2 February 2012
- ISBN
- 9780007469482
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Genre
- Cold wars and proxy conflicts, Modern warfare, Specific wars and military campaigns, Military history: post-WW2 conflicts
Synopsis
Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour. From the end of World War Two to the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 the world lived within the shadow of the Cold War. Russia and America eyed each other with suspicion and hostility. World War Two was too recent to be forgotten and a nuclear Third World War remained a distinct possibility. Post-war Europe was being rebuilt and Churchill, Stalin and Roosevelt had to find a way to work together for peace. The Cold War: History in an Hour will help you understand the dynamics of the politics of the time and how Europe and the rest of the world rebuilt themselves after World War Two. Know your stuff: read about the Cold War in just one hour.
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