Cold War: For Forty-five Years the World Held its Breath

This book is fascinating. I have studied much about history & world politics over last 40+ years, but this book outlined much I was unaware of, and was also a valuable revision. An unnerving insight into some world leaders, and their complete inhumane disregard for the lives of millions.Read this book.

The book arrived in fairly good time, in immaculate condition. For an A2 History student this book is exceptionally helpful. It provides deep analysis of events that student books tend to neglect, information is easy to digest and it is well written. Definitely a recommended purchase for either recreational or educational purposes.

I initially purchased this book as reading material to help me in my AS History course which is about US intervention in Asia (Korea/Vietnam), I have read both chapters regarding these areas and I have continued into the other chapters of the book as well due to my general interest on the Cold War topic.Pros:- Very well written, isn't too slanted towards one side as I have seen with various American documentaries and books regarding Vietnam and Korea.- Flows nicely and covers the entirety of the Cold War.- Easy to pick up and read, I read the Korea and Vietnam chapters first but I had no trouble jumping backwards afterwards and reading up on the 1945-1955 era.Cons:- Rather shallow in some points, in the sense that it doesn't delve very deep into the points and events mentioned, sometimes even skipping it out or just referencing it in a single sentence. The Korea chapter wasn't too bad for this but I felt the Vietnam chapter should've been a lot longer. It did a good job of the early events leading up to the war but it missed out the Nixon administration altogether and missed a huge gap out regarding the events leading up to the end of the war. I know I perhaps should have bought a book spefically about Vietnam but I have plenty of those already. All in all, just be prepared to do some research of your own in you wish to know more.Still a great book though, would highly recommended 4/5

Highly recommended indeed! This is such a well written book, expertly dealing with overlapping events. A really enjoyable read on a fascinating subject.

Fantastic detailed (but not long-winded) analysis of the Cold War era. The best book on this topic I could find. Readable for people who may not know much about politics without being patronising either. A must for anyone interested in global diplomacy.

Good book for my course work, arrived very quickly.

Not quite what I wanted but still has some info. I can use.

This has to be one of the most useful books i own for college, it is a great help for A level History as it goes into great detail