The Great Cold War A Journey Through the Hall of Mirrors

Name: The Great Cold War
Author: Gordon S. Barrass

Auteur: Gordon S. Barrass

Taal: Engels

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Auteur: Gordon S. Barrass

Engels
Hardcover
9780804760645
26 januari 2009
496 pagina's

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Presents an account about the Cold War. This work provides insights into the mixture of insecurity, ignorance, and ambition that drove the rivalry between the two sides. It concludes that bringing the Cold War to a peaceful end was a far greater challenge than just 'being tough with the Soviets'.

The Great Cold War is arguably the most fascinating account yet written about the Cold War—and a timely enunciation of the lessons we need to learn from the Cold War years if we are to be successful in tackling the potential confrontations of the 21st century. This is a riveting expose of modern history for the general reader, a "must read" for policy-makers, and an eye-opening overview for scholars and students.

No other book conveys so vividly how each side interpreted the other's intentions, and what shaped their actions. In a richly informed and perceptive "insider's account", former British diplomat Gordon Barrass shows that while there were times when each side did understand the other's intentions, there were also times when they were wildly wrong—leading to the chilling revelation that the situation was far more serious than most people knew at the time—or imagine now.

In looking back over that half-century of confrontation, Barrass poses three big questions: Why did the Cold War start? Why did it last so long? And why did it end the way it did? To answer them, he traveled to Washington, Paris, Brussels, Berlin, Warsaw, and Moscow to interview nearly 100 people, including top policymakers, strategists, military commanders, and key figures in the world of intelligence. Their narratives reveal what was going on behind the scenes, providing valuable insights into the mixture of insecurity, ignorance, and ambition that drove the rivalry between the two sides.

Barrass concludes that bringing the Cold War to a peaceful end was a far greater challenge than just "being tough with the Soviets." In the end it depended on the Americans' "getting inside the mind" of the Soviets to gain the leverage needed to achieve their goal—and intelligence played a key role in that process.

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Taal: en
Bindwijze: Hardcover
Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 26 januari 2009
Aantal pagina's: 496
Illustraties: Nee

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Hoofdauteur: Gordon S. Barrass
Hoofduitgeverij: Stanford University Press

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Extra groot lettertype: Nee
Product breedte: 159 mm
Product hoogte: 32 mm
Product lengte: 235 mm
Studieboek: Nee
Verpakking breedte: 158 mm
Verpakking hoogte: 39 mm
Verpakking lengte: 235 mm
Verpakkingsgewicht: 1205 g

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EAN: 9780804760645

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Categorieën: Geschiedenis

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Hedendaagse geschiedenis ( v.a. 1945)

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