1989: The Struggle to Create Post-Cold War Europe - Updated Edition (Sarotte Mary Elise)(Paperback)

1989: The Struggle to Create Post-Cold War Europe - Updated Edition (Sarotte Mary Elise)(Paperback)

1989 explores the momentous events following the fall of the Berlin Wall and the effects they have had on our world ever since. Based on documents, interviews, and television broadcasts from Washington, London, Paris, Bonn, Berlin, Warsaw, Moscow, and a dozen other locations, 1989 describes how

The Collapse: The Accidental Opening of the Berlin Wall (Sarotte Mary Elise)(Paperback)

'An authoritative and fast-moving account of the events that led up to the Wall's demise.' --Financial TimesOn November 9, 1989, massive crowds surged toward the Berlin Wall, drawn by an announcement that caught the world by surprise: East Germans could now move freely to the West. The Wall-the

Hattie's Home (Gibson Mary)(Paperback / softback)

Three very different women struggle against incredible hardship in post-war South

Post Wall, Post Square : Rebuilding the World After 1989 - Kristina Spohr

This landmark global study makes us rethink what happened when the Cold War ended and our present era was born.The world changed dramatically as the Berlin Wall fell and protest turned to massacre in Tiananmen Square. Now, with deft analysis and a wealth of newly declassified archival sources,

The Thirty Years War: Europe's Tragedy (Wilson Peter H.)(Paperback)

A deadly continental struggle, the Thirty Years War devastated seventeenth-century Europe, killing nearly a quarter of all Germans and laying waste to towns and countryside alike. Peter Wilson offers the first new history in a generation of a horrifying conflict that transformed the map of the

The Age of Illusions: How America Squandered Its Cold War Victory (Bacevich Andrew)(Paperback)

A thought-provoking and penetrating account of the post-Cold war follies and delusions that culminated in the age of Donald Trump from the bestselling author of The Limits of Power. When the Cold War ended with the fall of the Berlin Wall, the Washington establishment felt it had prevailed in a

Cold War in the Islamic World - Saudi Arabia, Iran and the Struggle for Supremacy (Hiro Dilip)(Paperback / softback)

The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order (Huntington Samuel P.)(Paperback)

Kniha The Clash of Civilizations and the Remaking of World Order:The classic study of post-Cold War international relations, now even more relevant in the post-September 11 world. A benchmark for informed speculation on those always fascinating questions: Just where are we in history? What hidden

Chasing the Moon - How America Beat Russia in the Space Race (Stone Robert)(Paperback / softback)

In a world divided by the ideological struggles of the Cold War, the Vietnam War and the Civil Rights Movement, more than one-fifth of the people on the planet paused to watch the live transmission of the Apollo 11 mission. To watch as humanity took a giant leap forward. A companion

Access to History for the Ib Diploma: The Cold War and the Americas 1945-1981 Second Edition (Sanders Vivienne)(Paperback)

A new edition for HL Option 2, History of the Americas, Topic 16: The Cold War and the Americas (1945-1981) The renowned IB Diploma History series, combining compelling narratives with academic rigor. An authoritative and engaging narrative, with the widest variety of sources at this level, helping

Cold Wars: Asia, the Middle East, Europe (Lthi Lorenz M.)(Paperback)

What was the Cold War that shook world politics for the second half of the twentieth century? Standard narratives focus on Soviet-American rivalry as if the superpowers were the exclusive driving forces of the international system. Lorenz M. L thi offers a radically different account, restoring

Ten Bells Street at War (Collins Mary)(Paperback)

Can their friendship survive the struggles of war? The East End of London, 1940. Life is tough for the Ten Bells Street girls. Best friends from childhood, the three of them now find themselves scattered across London, bearing the weight of war apart. Exiled from the East End, Rose has created a

Clash Of Civilizations - And The Remaking Of World Order (Huntington Samuel P.)(Paperback / softback)

The classic study of post-Cold War international relations, now even more relevant in the post-September 11

The Painted Bird (Kosinski Jerzy)(Paperback)

Jerzy Kosinski's mythic, master-work of a shattered post-War Europe. Originally published in 1965, The Painted Bird established Jerzy Kosinski as a major literary figure. Kosinski's story follows a dark-haired, olive-skinned boy, abandoned by his parents during World War II, as he wanders alone

Humanitarian Intervention (Weiss Thomas G.)(Paperback)

A singular development in the post-Cold War era is the use of military force to protect human beings. From Rwanda to Kosovo, Sierra Leone to East Timor, and Libya to C te d Ivoire, soldiers have rescued civilians in some of the world's most notorious war zones. But what about Syria? Why have we

Circus (MacLean Alistair)(Paperback)

The classic tale of espionage set in Cold War Europe, where the world's greatest circus acrobat must break into an impenetrable fortress, from the acclaimed master of action and suspense.Bruno Wildermann of the Wrinfield Circus is the world's greatest trapeze artist, a clairvoyant with

Inequality and the 1% (Dorling Danny)(Paperback)

Fully updated new edition: Why we cannot afford the rich in post Brexit

OCR A Level History: The Cold War in Asia 1945-1993 and the Cold War in Europe 1941-95 (Fellows Nicholas)(Paperback / softback)

Successfully cover Unit Group 2 with the right amount of depth and pace. This bespoke series from the leading History publisher follows our proven and popular approach for OCR A Level, blending clear course coverage with focused activities and comprehensive assessment

The Last Million: Europe's Displaced Persons from World War to Cold War (Nasaw David)(Paperback)

From bestselling author David Nasaw, a sweeping new history of the one million refugees left behind in Germany after WWII In May 1945, after German forces surrendered to the Allied powers, millions of concentration camp survivors, POWs, slave laborers, political prisoners, and Nazi collaborators

Rethinking Global Governance (Wilkinson Rorden)(Paperback)

Once celebrated as an answer to the myriad ills of the post-Cold War era, global governance is now in trouble. Its meaning is contested; its record is patchy; and its prospects are limited. Rethinking Global Governance casts fresh eyes upon this once poignant but now languishing concept. Its

Access to History for the Ib Diploma: The Cold War: Superpower Tensions and Rivalries Second Edition (Williamson David)(Paperback)

A new book for Paper 2, World History Topic 12: The Cold War: Superpower Tensions and Rivalries (20th Century) Readable and rigorous coverage that gives you the depth of knowledge and skills development required for the Diploma. Provides: - Reliable, clear and in-depth narrative from topic experts

Field Guide to the Dragonflies of Britain and Europe: 2nd Edition (Dijkstra K-D)(Paperback)

A revised and thoroughly updated edition of THE definitive guide to identifying dragonflies in Europe.The first edition of the Field Guide to the Dragonflies of Britain and Europe was a ground-breaking identification guide that led to an increase in Odonata recording across Europe. The second

Return to Diversity: A Political History of East Central Europe Since World War II (Rothschild Joseph)(Paperback)

Highly acclaimed and thoroughly updated, Return to Diversity, Fourth Edition, provides a comprehensive political history of East Central Europe from World War II to the present. An engaging and straightforward political narrative, the book is organized chronologically in a country-by-country

Postwar - A History of Europe Since 1945 (Judt Tony)(Paperback / softback)

Europe in 1945 was prostrate. Much of the continent was devastated by war, mass slaughter, bombing and chaos. Large areas of Eastern Europe were falling under Soviet control, exchanging one despotism for another. This title tells the rich and complex story of how we got from there to here