<i>The War of Nerves: Inside the Cold War Mind</i> by Martin Sixsmith
Journal: Journal of Cold War Studies
Year: 2022

The Cold War stands apart from history's other great-power rivalries in the importance of psychology—propaganda, mind games, perceptions, and intuition. The Cold War was not only a geopolitical competition but a struggle to shape public images, beliefs, and perceptions around the world.In this massive narrative history of the Cold War, Martin Sixsmith uses psychology to illuminate various aspects of the U.S.-Soviet rivalry from 1947 to 1991, with an epilogue on Russia's grievances after the Cold