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Library Journal
Reviewed on March 15, 2011
Between 1945 and 1991, the struggles between capitalism and communism played out on the world stage, leaving few countries unaffected. Presented here is a chronological, blow-by-blow account of the Cold War's major occurrences, largely drawn from Salem's "Great Events" series. Divided into 179 essays and presented in three volumes, this work covers the economic, cultural, athletic, diplomatic, and military events of this time period as superpowers from the East and the West vied for world dominance. Essays aver...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
School Library Journal
Reviewed on June 1, 2011
Gr 7 Up—Insightful and laconic, these 180 chronologically arranged essays explore the pertinent events of the global struggle from the end of World War II to the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991, examining such issues as the Berlin blockade and airlift, the Warsaw Pact, the Cuban missile crisis, the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, and the dramatic overthrow of Romanian Communist leader Nicolae Ceau escu. The first volume begins with an effecti...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
