Books
Stephen Twigge

Cold War

Cold War tells the story of half a century of superpower confrontation from the end of the Second World War to the collapse of the Soviet Union. The book describes in chilling detail the military and ideological struggle between the United States and the Soviet Union that dominated the postwar landscape. The book highlights the role played by Britain during the Cold War and its involvement in Cold War flash points including the Berlin Blockade, the Cuban Missile Crisis and the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. The book describes the devastating consequences of nuclear war, the growth and influence of the peace movement and the exploits of the Cold War spy networks built up by both sides. Based on previously secret government reports and papers, the book tells a compelling story of global conflict and superpower politics set against a backdrop of dramatic social and cultural change.
243 printed pages
Original publication
2020
Publication year
2020
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  • Karen Kinyuahas quoted4 years ago
    Two of the most far reaching agreements were the Partial Nuclear Test Ban Treaty of 1963, which prohibited test detonations in the atmosphere and under water and the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty signed in 1968 which helped to halt the spread of nuclear weapons to other countries and to promote cooperation in the peaceful uses of nuclear energy.
  • Karen Kinyuahas quoted4 years ago
    policy had major implications for the conduct of the Cold War. In the shadow of the atomic bomb, both sides realised that direct confrontation would lead to nuclear annihilation. Increasingly, the conflict between East and West became characterised as an ideological struggle between freedom and oppression with both sides mounting propaganda campaigns to win hearts and minds and secretly supporting regional insurgencies to further their aims and global ambitions.
  • Karen Kinyuahas quoted4 years ago
    The events of the late 1940s convinced European leaders that the only way to maintain the balance of power in Europe was to ensure the active support of the United States.
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