In the original dust jacket. Black cloth binding with gilt title on the spine.

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This is a collectors copy. An increasingly rare copy of a brilliant book.

‘Cold War’ is the story of the half-century since the end of the Second World War – the story of our lives. Its framework is the confrontation, military and ideological, between two great powers that dominated the world during these years. It is a story of crises and conflict on a global scale: from the Berlin Blockade and the Cuban Missile Crisis, to the tanks in the streets of Warsaw, Budapest and Prague, to spies, student riots and encounters in space.

In Cold War, Jeremy Isaacs and Taylor Downing record epic history through the detail of individual human experience: the recollections not only of statesmen whose decisions led to these momentous events, but also of the ordinary men and women whose lives were bound up in these years of conflict. ‘Cold War’ is the first comprehensive history for the general reader to benefit from the recent opening of Soviet, East European and Chinese archives as well as formerly classified American documents. In a driving narrative that is both gripping and informative, the true story of the Cold War can at last be told.

Reviews:

• Folk find the book highly recommended and fantastically detailed, with one review describing it as a splendid one-volume introduction to modern history. They appreciate its usefulness, with one customer noting it’s a must for anyone interested in global diplomacy. The book receives positive feedback for its readability, with one customer mentioning it’s easy to pick up and read.
• This book is fascinating. I have studied much about history & world politics over the last 40+ years, but this book outlined much I was unaware of, and was also a valuable revision. An unnerving insight into some world leaders, and their complete inhumane disregard for the lives of millions.

NOTE: This is an original  book from the library gathered by the famous Cambridge Don, computer scientist, food and wine connoisseur, Jack Arnold LANG. Note: Jack founded the Michelin Guide ‘Midsummer House’- Cambridge’s paramount restaurant. This dining experience is hidden amongst the grassy pastures and grazing cattle of Midsummer Common and perched on the banks of the River Cam. 

In 2008, Jack was one of the co-founders of the Raspberry Pi Foundation, alongside other members of the Department, and acted as the Foundation’s Chair. The project’s original goals were modest: to build and distribute low-cost computers for prospective applicants to our Computer Science degree. Initially the project was a “success disaster”, as Jack would say, as demand far outstripped the low-scale manufacturing plans. Ultimately the Raspberry Pi became the UK’s most successful computer with more than 60 million sold to date. Jack was drawn to the educational possibilities of the Raspberry Pi, its potential uses in emerging economies and the way it could support self-directed learning.