Review: Cold Way History Made Clear
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 07 12, 2013
I have never been strong in history, but I have the say that reading this book has given me much more clarity about the events and trends that occurred during the Cold War period between 1962 and 1979. While the situations during this time period certainly were complicated--difficult to distinguish between friends and enemies and weak associations of convenience--this book clarifies the various forces at work in each situation, as well as the driving motives.For instance I heard quite a bit about the First Taiwan Straight Crisis from friends who were in Taiwan at the time. While I was able to glean a "live account" from my friends, I had little understanding of the forces at work that promulgated the crisis. This book laid out the situation very clearly, so much so that the "live accounts" from my friends began to make much more sense. Having read this book--and realizing that history does not have to be difficult to understand--I am going to buy the other books in this series. I have always had an interest in history, but to date had never found books that could clearly explain the more complicated historical periods to me. This book did and I highly recommend it to people who want to understand the geo-political forces that move our world but remain confused. If you want to learn about the Cold War, this book is a great place to start.