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The Cold War: History in an Hour

By: Rupert Colley
Narrated by: Jonathan Keeble
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Love history? Know your stuff with History in an Hour.

From the end of World War Two to the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 the world lived within the shadow of the Cold War. Russia and America eyed each other with suspicion and hostility. World War Two was too recent to be forgotten and a nuclear Third World War remained a distinct possibility. Post-war Europe was being rebuilt and Churchill, Stalin and Roosevelt had to find a way to work together for peace.

The Cold War: History in an Hour will help you understand the dynamics of the politics of the time and how Europe and the rest of the world rebuilt themselves after World War Two.

Know your stuff: read about the Cold War in just one hour.

 20th Century Europe Military Modern Politics & Government Weapons & Warfare War Cold War Russia Soviet Union Stalin Winston Churchill Imperial Japan Socialism

Critic reviews

‘If the past is a foreign country, History in an Hour is like a high-class tour operator, offering delightfully enjoyable short breaks in the rich and diverse continent of our shared past’ Dominic Sandbrook

‘The practice of History is ever-evolving, and the History In An Hour idea brings it back up to date for the digital age’ Andrew Roberts, Bookseller

‘This is genius’ MacWorld.com
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not for someone with a good knowledge of the cold war but great as an intro

A headlines story of the cold war

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was very interesting it got a bit being towards to middle but unstuck it through to the end

nice

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What did you like most about The Cold War: History in an Hour?

The story is presented neatly and concisely, with some reasonable analysis. Well structured chronologically it gives a great overview to a somewhat overlooked period in recent history.

Who was your favorite character and why?

As a history there are no "characters" per se nor favourites.

What about Jonathan Keeble’s performance did you like?

His delivery is somewhat staccato which works well for this kind of history.

If you made a film of this book, what would be the tag line be?

Origins and Consequences

Any additional comments?

Analysis was somewhat lacking - whist insightful when it was made, there could have been much more.

A great potted history

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I love this series and this is one of my favourites. Great narration and excellent overview

Excellent book

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Brief. but well structured and neatly compact. A great overview of all the mini-conflicts going on throughout the Cold War as well.

Compact but well structured

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