{"product_id":"atlantic-and-its-enemies","title":"Atlantic and Its Enemies","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Atlantic and its Enemies\u003c\/em\u003e is Norman Stone's personal, uncompromising and provocative history of how the West 'won' the Cold War.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  For decades after the end of the Second World War, most of the globe either laboured under Communist rule or else was lost in a violent stagnancy that seemed doomed to permanence. For every Atlantic success there seemed to be a dozen Communist or Third World successes, as the USSR and its proxies, whether in Berlin, Cuba, Vietnam or China, crushed dissent and humiliated the United States on both military and cultural grounds. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  Then, suddenly, the Atlantic won - economically, ideologically, militarily - with astonishing speed and comprehensiveness.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  With wit and brio, Norman Stone's \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic and its Enemies \u003c\/i\u003eoffers a unique perspective on events, from Vietnam to \u003ci\u003eglasnost\u003c\/i\u003e, and draws on his own experiences - such as his time in a Slovak prison - to show both the tragedy and the absurdity of the struggle that divided the world for over forty years. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  'Opinionated, mischievous, enthralling ... an exhilarating read'\u003cbr\u003e   Boyd Tonkin, \u003ci\u003eIndependent\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  'Lively, idiosyncratic, rollicking'\u003cbr\u003e   Geoffrey Wheatcroft, \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  'Masterly ... the one book that anyone who wants to understand the Cold War must read'\u003cbr\u003e   John Gray, \u003ci\u003eNew Statesman\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  'A swashbuckling survey of the cold war'\u003cbr\u003e   Mark Mazower, \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  '[Stone] has a terrific eye for detail, bringing to life everything from the ruins of Germany to Ronald Reagan's White House with a wonderfully waspish turn of phrase'\u003cbr\u003e  \u003ci\u003e Economist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cb\u003eNorman Stone\u003c\/b\u003e is one of Britain's most celebrated historians. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Eastern Front, 1914-1917\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHitler: An Introduction\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEurope Transformed\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWorld War One: A Short History\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54226890391896,"sku":"9780141044637","price":21.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780141044637_5d860b03-a0db-44bd-8de0-4e42cbf15ce4.jpg?v=1764817246","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/atlantic-and-its-enemies","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}