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Adams, Chris

 
9780595189632: Ideologies in Conflict: A Cold War Docu-Story
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0595189636 ISBN 13 : 9780595189632
Editeur : iUniverse, 2001

Synopsis

The author characterizes this book as a "docu-story". As such, it is an exceptionally well-researched and skillfully written chronology of the history of Russia, the Soviet Union and the cold War. The work is unusual and unique. It is unusual because unlike most books of an historical nature, it is free-flowing and not tightly structured. It is unique because it is written with considerable input from the author's personal experiences interwoven with perceptions and anecdotal observations. The work is Assertive: "I have no doubt that there was Cold War. I fought in it." (The Author); Candid: "Stalin is an unconscionable dictator, but I liked the little son-of-a-bitch." (Truman); Provocative: "Truman is worthless." (Stalin); and Challenging: "Why not set a goal just between the two of us let's find a practical way to solve our critical issues." (Reagan) and "we can set a specific agenda for how to straighten-out Soviet-American relations." (Gorbachev). Finally, it is Cautionary: "The world has become in many respects a safer place Unfortunately, it is also still a dangerous place, fraught with uncertainty." (Commander-in-Chief, US Strategic Command) and: "The missile force is in the same state of readiness as ten years ago. My men and my missiles are always ready." (General of the Army, Igor Sergeyev, Republic of Russia.)

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Présentation de l'éditeur

The author characterizes this book as a "docu-story". As such, it is an exceptionally well-researched and skillfully written chronology of the history of Russia, the Soviet Union and the cold War. The work is unusual and unique. It is unusual because unlike most books of an historical nature, it is free-flowing and not tightly structured. It is unique because it is written with considerable input from the author's personal experiences interwoven with perceptions and anecdotal observations. The work is Assertive: "I have no doubt that there was Cold War. I fought in it." (The Author); Candid: "Stalin is an unconscionable dictator, but I liked the little son-of-a-bitch." (Truman); Provocative: "Truman is worthless." (Stalin); and Challenging: "Why not set a goal just between the two of us let's find a practical way to solve our critical issues." (Reagan) and "we can set a specific agenda for how to straighten-out Soviet-American relations." (Gorbachev). Finally, it is Cautionary: "The world has become in many respects a safer place Unfortunately, it is also still a dangerous place, fraught with uncertainty." (Commander-in-Chief, US Strategic Command) and: "The missile force is in the same state of readiness as ten years ago. My men and my missiles are always ready." (General of the Army, Igor Sergeyev, Republic of Russia.)

Biographie de l'auteur

Chris Adams is a student of Russian and Soviet history. A retired Air Force Major General and former Chief of Staff, Strategic Air Command, he also served as Associate Director, Los Alamos National Laboratory. During the 1990's he traveled extensively in Russia and the former Soviet States, making some 23 extended business visits. This is Adams' third book and second nonfiction work which delves into Cold War history. His first fiction novel, Red Eagle, was published in 2000.

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Éditeur
iUniverse
Date d'édition
2001
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0595189636
ISBN 13 
9780595189632
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
628
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
gpsr@libri.de
gpsr@libri.de

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