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The War of Nerves - Inside the Cold War Mind

By Martin Sixsmith

Book information

Publisher
Profile Books
Year
2021
ISBN
9781639361816, 9781781259122, 9781782833826, 9781782839323
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
4 MB (3823753 bytes)
Edition
1
Pages
592\0
Time added
2021-12-24 18:26:07

Description

More than any other conflict, the Cold War was fought on the battlefield of the human mind. And, nearly thirty years since the collapse of the Soviet Union, its legacy still endures—not only in our politics, but in our own thoughts and fears. Drawing on a vast array of untapped archives and unseen sources, Martin Sixsmith vividly recreates the tensions and paranoia of the Cold War, framing it for the first time from a psychological perspective. Revisiting towering, unique personalities like Khrushchev, Kennedy, and Nixon, as well as the lives of the unknown millions who were caught up in the conflict, this is a gripping narrative of the paranoia of the Cold War—and in today's uncertain times, this story is more resonant than ever.

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