Cold War

The Cold War is one of the furthest-reaching and longest-lasting conflicts in modern history. It spanned the globe - from Greece to China Hungary to Cuba - and lasted for almost half a century. It has shaped political relations to this day drawing new physical and ideological boundaries between East and West. <p/>In this meticulously researched account Bridget Kendall explores the Cold War through the eyes of those who experienced it first-hand. Alongside in-depth analysis that explains the historical and political context the book draws on exclusive interviews with individuals who lived through the conflict's key events offering a variety of perspectives that reveal how the Cold War was experienced by ordinary people. From pilots making food drops during the Berlin Blockade and Japanese fishermen affected by H-bomb testing to families fleeing the Korean War and children whose parents were victims of McCarthy's Red Scare <i>The Cold War </i>covers the full geographical and historical reach of the conflict. <p/><i>The Cold War </i>is essential reading for anyone seeking to understand how the tensions of the last century have shaped the modern world and what it was like to live through them.