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haraldg's review against another edition
4.0
Short, excellent account of the history of the Cold war from a global strategy perspective.
bmcelmeel's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
tense
fast-paced
3.75
iceberg0's review against another edition
2.0
A serviceable if somewhat pedestrian survey of the cold war.
stevenyenzer's review against another edition
3.0
Solid historical review for anyone as lacking as I was in an overview of the Cold War. I wasn’t necessarily onboard with all of Gaddis’s ideological arguments, but the facts are here and presented in a very reasonable format.
thejdizzler's review against another edition
3.0
I was a bit disappointed with this history. It followed the standard narrative of communism==bad, inefficient and oppressive and democracy==good and kind of glossed over a lot of the conflicts in Africa and the Americas that I was very interested in learning more about. Gaddis however, does build a compelling narrative around themes and people, rather than just around facts.