The Cold War

by Mike Sewell

An engaging range of period texts and theme books for AS and A Level history. The Cold War was an economic, ideological and political confrontation. There was no single cause, no single driving force and no single factor that brought it to an end. In this incisive and thought-provoking book, Mike Sewell examines the complex historiography surrounding the Cold War as well as the events and issues themselves. Topics the origins of the Cold War, the globalisation of the War culminating in the Cuban Missile Crisis, the period of detente which followed, and the end of the Cold War in the 1980s.

Genres: History, Nonfiction

Paperback

First published March 11, 2002

Reviews

[Abrar · Rating 5 out of 5]

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[Winston Tan · Rating 4 out of 5]

Saved my A levels

[Marcie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Sewell gives a post-revisionist perspective on the Cold War that is often insightful, but sometimes unclear. There's certainly some interesting analysis and nice incorporation of historiography here, but sometimes Sewell assumes the reader's knowledge and doesn't explain events he brings up. Even events in the timeline at the beginning of the chapter may go unmentioned. It's a tiny little book, but it's dense and not as easy to read as The Cold War: A New History by John Gaddis. A highlight of the book are the documents at the end of each chapter. It would not be substantial to only read this book to gain an understanding of the Cold War. I would recommend pairing this book with another, or even just Wikipedia.