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"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 policymakers, 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, incl
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- Author
- Barrass, Gordon S., 1940-
- Publisher
- Stanford University Press; Stanford Security Studies/Stanford University Press
- Published
- 2009
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780804760645
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- History, Language Learning, Humanities
- Rating
- 4.2 / 5 (17 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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