1946: The Making of the Modern World

Sebestyen, Victor

ISBN 10: 1101910283 / ISBN 13: 9781101910283

Editore: Vintage, 2016

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Riassunto:

Nineteen forty-six is the year that would signal the beginning of the Cold War, the end of the British Empire, and the beginning of the rivalry between the United States and the USSR. Victor Sebestyen reveals the year’s events by chronologically framing what was taking place in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia, with seminal decisions made by heads of state that would profoundly change the old order forever. The map of Eastern Europe would be redrawn, Chinese communists would gain decisive victories in their fight for power, and the world would witness the birth of Israel. 1946 was a year of seismic and dramatic events.
 
Drawing on personal testimonies and new archival research, Sebestyen has written a vivid and compelling narrative that brilliantly evokes the beginning of the Cold War set against a devastated landscape of dystopian horrors.

(With 16 pages of black-and-white photographs.)

Informazioni sull?autore: VICTOR SEBESTYEN was born in Budapest. Newspapers he has worked for include The Times (London), The Daily Mail, and the London Evening Standard. Sebestyen has written for many American publications, including The New York Times. He was an associate editor at Newsweek.

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Titolo: 1946: The Making of the Modern World
Casa editrice: Vintage
Data di pubblicazione: 2016
Legatura: Paperback
Condizione: Good
Condizione sovraccoperta: No Jacket