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

Stone, Norman

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0465028438 ISBN 13 : 9780465028436

Editeur : Basic Books, 2012

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.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

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

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Basic Books
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0465028438
• ISBN 13: 9780465028436
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 688
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