Europe and the Cold War, 1945-91

Présentation de l'éditeur The introduction to the title analyses the crucial events in the years 1944-47, which led to the break down of the Second World War alliance between the 'Big Three' and the onset of the Cold War. It shows how the Cold War shaped post-war Europe creating two great military and economic blocs. The narrative examines the historical debates on the various aspects of the Cold War. Recent historical research is used to explain the origins of the Cold War, the Berlin blockade of 1948-9, the Hungarian revolt of 1956, the Second Berlin crisis of 1958-61 and the collapse of Communism from 1989-91. Revue de presse Teaching the Cold War has been made considerably easier with the publication of this excellent addition to the Access to History series...we can now turn to David Williamson's handy guide to the division of Europe in the post-war world...Williamson's excellent new book will take some beating as a school textbook...It is concise and readable. (SATH 2002-09-01) Biographie de l'auteur David Williamson is an experienced author in the Access To History series