The war of nerves : inside the cold war mind

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Label

The war of nerves : inside the cold war mind

Title remainder

inside the cold war mind

Statement of responsibility

Martin Sixsmith

Creator

• Sixsmith, Martin

Author

• Sixsmith, Martin

Subject

• Cold War -- Psychological aspects
• Diplomatic relations
• History
• Soviet Union
• 1945-1991
• United States
• United States -- Foreign relations -- 1945-1989
• War -- Psychological aspects
• Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- 1945-1991
• Cold War -- History

Genre

• History

Language

eng

Summary

• A history of the Cold War as primarily a conflict of psychology
• "More than any other conflict, the Cold War was fought on the battlefield of the human mind. And, 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, unique personalities like Kruschev, Kennedy, and Nixon, as well as the lives of the unknown millions who were caught up in the conflict, this is a gripping narrative of the paranoia of the Cold War -- and in today's uncertain times, this story is more resonant that ever." -- Back cover

Cataloging source

YDX

Dewey number

• 909.825
• 327.73

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

LC call number

D849

LC item number

.S59 W37 2022

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography