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The cold war

Paperback • 2018 • English • 1. edition

The cold war: a world history

By Westad, Odd Arne

5 Ratings • 4.6 of 5

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About the book

As Germany and then Japan surrendered in 1945 there was a tremendous hope that a new and much better world could be created from the moral and physical ruins of the conflict. Instead, the combination of the huge power of the USA and USSR and the near-total collapse of most of their rivals created a unique, grim new environment: the Cold War. For over forty years the demands of the Cold War shaped the life of almost all of us. Europe was seemingly split in two indefinitely. This is a book of e...Show more

Cold wars and proxy conflicts

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ISBN

9780141979915

Publisher

Penguin

Published year

2018

Language

English

Edition

1

Original title

The cold war

Format

Paperback

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