{"product_id":"history-on-ice-martin-foskett-9798231773541","title":"History on Ice: The Cold War Uncovered","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpies, nukes, revolutions, moustaches - and the long, absurd war that shaped the world without ever officially starting.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAfter the Freeze is a bold, unfiltered history of the Cold War - told not with tweed-jacket nostalgia, but with teeth, wit, and a blowtorch aimed at state-sanctioned myth. From the rubble of Berlin to the rice fields of Vietnam, from the paranoia of McCarthyism to the fall of the Soviet Union, this is history in its full, messy, human sprawl.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHistorian Martin Foskett drags the Cold War out of the archives and into the daylight, blending immersive narrative with dark humour and cinematic clarity. You'll meet CIA meddlers, Kremlin strongmen, revolutionary poets, disco-dancing diplomats, and factory workers who brought empires to their knees.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is not the version your textbook gave you.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e This is the Cold War as it happened - warts, cracks, cock-ups and all.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIf you want: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe truth behind the headlines\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe humanity behind the history\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAnd a narrative that makes sense of the madness\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e... Then this is your briefing.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e No jargon. No whitewash. Just history with teeth.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Martin Foskett\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798231773541\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Knelstrom Ltd\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/11\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 112\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.27d","brand":"Martin Foskett","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48852465025279,"sku":"9798231773541","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/history-on-ice-martin-foskett-9798231773541","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}