[Missouri-l] Reminder: A World View of history Oct.20, 2010

[Nancy Lynn]

Newswire:


Just a reminder: "The Cold War: a New History" is the book to be reviewed by 
Accessible World's A World View of History group. October 20th is the date. 
This book is a concise, and according to our members, a quite readable 
account of the Cold War which occurred between 1945 and 1991.



It is by America's preeminent Cold War expert, John Lewis Gaddis, a 
professor at Yale. Author of over six books on the forty-five year conflict, 
Gadddis's reputation began almost forty years ago as leader of the "Post 
Revisionist School" as to the causes of the Cold War. After accessing the 
partially available archives of the Communist Block Gaddis has developed a 
new revised interpretation as to the causes as well as the ending of the 
Cold war especially the roles of Stalin, Eisenhower, Regan and Pope Paul.

For those of us who lived through all or part of the Cold war, it was a time 
of chronic anxiety escalating to downright fright, even terror, during the 
Cuban Missile Crisis. It was a time of "duck and cover drills" home bomb 
shelters and duck tape jokes. Fortunately, it ended like it began, not with 
a bang but a whimper with the missile defenses of both sides still unused 
and intact. It also ended with the almost peaceful dissolution of the Soviet 
Union, the world's largest and oldest empire. As the Author states, this 
ending was not inevitable, but happily enough there is still life on earth.



So if you've not begun reading this book, it's not too late to begin. 
Wednesday, October 20th will be an excellent chance to hear an interview 
with the author and discuss your experiences and impressions of the Cold War











The Cold War: A New History

Gaddis, John Lewis. Read by Alexander Strain. Reading time 10 hours 30 
minutes.
World History

Yale historian analyzes the power struggle that occurred between the United 
States and the Soviet Union from 1945 to 1991 and its effect on world 
events. Uses archives from Eastern Europe, Russia, and China to describe the 
tension of nuclear armament and the leaders behind the weapons. 2005.
Download The Cold War: A New History, DB62511

  Recording for the Blind &                  Dyslexic, 2006.Book Number: 
HN002



The group will meet at the same time the third Wednesday of every month and 
will be facilitated by Don Queen, (Email:  queens at pacbell.net



Date: Wednesday, August 18th.



Time:  6:00 p.m. PDT, 7:00 p.m. MDT, 8:00 p.m. CDT, 9:00 p.m. Edt

                                  and elsewhere in the world thursday 1:00 
GMT.



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