The Atlantic and Its Enemies: A History of the Cold War - Couverture rigide

Stone, Norman

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ISBN 10 : 0465020437 ISBN 13 : 9780465020430

Editeur : Basic Books, 2010

Synopsis

After World War II, the former allies were saddled with a devastated world economy and traumatized populace. Soviet influence spread insidiously from nation to nation, and the Atlantic powers—the Americans, the British, and a small band of allies—were caught flat-footed by the coups, collapsing armies, and civil wars that sprung from all sides. The Cold War had begun in earnest.

In The Atlantic and Its Enemies, prize-winning historian Norman Stone assesses the years between World War II and the collapse of the Iron Curtain. He vividly demonstrates that for every Atlantic success there seemed to be a dozen Communist or Third World triumphs. Then, suddenly and against all odds, the Atlantic won—economically, ideologically, and militarily—with astonishing speed and finality.

An elegant and path-breaking history, The Atlantic and Its Enemies is a monument to the immense suffering and conflict of the twentieth century, and an illuminating exploration of how the Atlantic triumphed over its enemies at last.

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À propos de l'auteur

Norman Stone is the author of World War One, The Eastern Front 1914-1917 (winner of the Wolfson Prize), and Europe Transformed. He has taught at the universities of Cambridge, Oxford, and Bilkent, where he is now Director of the Turkish-Russian Center. He lives in Oxford and Istanbul.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Basic Books
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0465020437
• ISBN 13: 9780465020430
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 712
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