The War of Nerves: Inside the Cold War Mind (Wellcome Collection)

by Martin Sixsmith

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'It was time for a vivid, popular history of the Cold War, and this is it' The Times

More than any other conflict, the Cold War was fought on the battlefield of the human mind. Nearly thirty years since the collapse of the Soviet Union, its legacy still endures: not only in our politics, but in our own thoughts and fears.

Drawing on a vast array of untapped archives and unseen sources, Martin Sixsmith vividly recreates the tensions and paranoia of the Cold War, framing it for the first time from a psychological perspective. Revisiting towering personalities like Khrushchev, Kennedy and Nixon, as well as the lives of the unknown millions who were caught up in the conflict, this is a gripping account of fear itself - one which is more resonant than ever today.
  • ISBN10 178283382X
  • ISBN13 9781782833826
  • Publish Date 11 November 2021
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country GB
  • Imprint Wellcome Collection
  • Format eBook (EPUB)
  • Language English