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The cold war / C. B. Jones

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: Publication details: Great Britain: Hodder Education, 2004Description: vi, 202 p. : illISBN:
  • 0340884940
Subject(s): LOC classification:
  • D 883 J76c 2004
Contents:
What was the Cold War? -- Europe at the end of the Second World War -- Containment -- Germany -- The Far East -- The thaw -- The arms race -- Kennedy and Krushchev -- A new domino -- Czechoslovakia -- Détente 197-79 -- The Middle East -- The Cold War in Africa and Latin America -- The second Cold War -- The collapse of soviet influence in Eastern Europe -- Cold War spies -- The end of the Cold War.
Summary: The cold war is an accesible introduction that explains how this war shaped the latter half of the twentieth century. It covers all aspects of the war, from asking whether the tension ended when the Berlin wal came down to what JFK and his assassin had in common. Understan the global reach of this hidden conflict and its effect on the world in recent history and today, in a book that will keep you hooked from beginning to end. -- Cover
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Libro Libro Biblioteca Juan Bosch Biblioteca Juan Bosch Recursos Regionales Recursos Regionales (2do. Piso) D 883 J76c 2004 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 4 1 Available 00000107930

Includes bibliographical references and index.

What was the Cold War? -- Europe at the end of the Second World War -- Containment -- Germany -- The Far East -- The thaw -- The arms race -- Kennedy and Krushchev -- A new domino -- Czechoslovakia -- Détente 197-79 -- The Middle East -- The Cold War in Africa and Latin America -- The second Cold War -- The collapse of soviet influence in Eastern Europe -- Cold War spies -- The end of the Cold War.

The cold war is an accesible introduction that explains how this war shaped the latter half of the twentieth century. It covers all aspects of the war, from asking whether the tension ended when the Berlin wal came down to what JFK and his assassin had in common. Understan the global reach of this hidden conflict and its effect on the world in recent history and today, in a book that will keep you hooked from beginning to end. -- Cover

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