Content tagged with “cold-war”

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The Cold War: A World History
Section
Deane’s Library
Type
Book Review
Date
October 6, 2017

“ Fantastic, detailed history of the Cold War. covers all the bases, from World War I on, including quite a bit of coverage of India and Africa, outside of the big players – the U.S., Soviet Union, and China. Really, well done. 800 pages, but never got bogged down in it. ”

A Legacy of Spies
Section
Deane’s Library
Type
Book Review
Date
May 28, 2018

“Fifty pages into this, I was thinking ‘Man, I should never buy John Le Carre…’ His novels are so…so hard to follow, so… administrative . The book recovers a bit, though. It turns into a tragic love story, told in flashback. The book zips back and forth between the 60s and present day, telling a…”

The Manchurian Candidate
Section
Deane’s Library
Type
Book Review
Date
February 19, 2017

“ One of the best novels I’ve ever read. Incredibly suspenseful with a fantastic payoff in the end. There’s a sentence 84% of the way through (according to my Kindle) that had me literally slack-jawed for about 60 seconds as my mind reeled with the implications. ”