Gulf war fiction mainly bears the names of exsas soldiers in big letters over a huge explosion on the. Coreras book is the indispensable history of the organization, and it does a fantastic job examining how things have changed from the shootfromthehip early days through cold war paranoia and modernday tech surveillance. Best submarine nonfiction books admiral fluckys thunder below. In unprecedented detail, langton outlines the risk and the fallout of canadas truecrime cold war. Books about nuclear war are, to many people, the founding cornerstones of post apocalyptic fiction. Winner of the 2016 pulitzer prize for fiction, this debut novel could fit into half a dozen genres of vietnam war books from war narrative to immigrant story, from mystery to political, from metafiction to historical and even dark comedy. The greatest missions of the israeli michael barzohar. Top 10 books about the cold war books the guardian.
That was true even back in the cold war, when two unlikely and, apparently, unpatriotic friends discovered how easy it was to sell american. Ten cold war novels worth reading council on foreign. Similiar to our list of 100 fiction books to read in a lifetime, this list of 50 nonfiction books contains recommendations you might actually read if you havent already. So in that spirit, here are my ten favorite englishlanguage cold war novelsplus my favorite cold war play as a bonus pick. Shop the dc international spy museums wide selection of spy gear, gadgets, equipment, kits, games, toys, books, clothing, gifts and accessories. Robert service, author of the end of the cold war, talks about the legacy of the cold war and the end of the soviet union. It has employed reallife spies like john le carre and, in the world of fiction, it gave james bond his license to kill. Three concentrations of black and white photographs and a selection of quality maps accompany a superbly written narrative that expertly guides the. The story of the romanovs, the last royal family of russia, is. Gaddis objectively analyses the events of the war as well as the reasons for such a turn of events. The cold war is revisited twenty years after its ending, with the use of new archives and memories of its contemporaries. Drawing on newly opened archives and the reminiscences of the major players, john lewis gaddis explains not just what happened but whyfrom the months in 1945 when the u. Penned in 1984, hunt for red october is clancys first venture into cold war fiction and espionage. Top 10 books about the cold war fiction the guardian.
After all, it was the dawning of the nuclear age that brought the possibility of imminent catastrophe to the forefront of the public consciousness, a time when total atomic annihilation seemed never more than a buttonpush away. Top 10 books about the cold war the long, nucleararmed standoff that followed the second world war was a terrifying parody of peace which inspired some brilliant literature tense past. Pages in category cold war novels the following 59 pages are in this category, out of 59 total. The 25 best movies about the cold war taste of cinema. Tom clancy has written nonfiction books that takes the reader on a guided tour of submarines, fighter planes, air craft carriers, special forces, and a marine expeditionary unit. Best cold war books list of top nonfiction about the. It draws on many newly available resources and archives to tell not just what happened, but why. If you want a more tacticallevel perspective on the cuban missile crisis, check out blue moon over cuba. War history books included in this wiki include the the civil war.
This golden age of post apocalyptic fiction birthed and inspired. With those caveats, lets jump in to 10 great works of ya nonfiction. I also skipped over comics and graphic novels, which could be another list altogether. The untold story, looked at what would happen if the nato and soviet war plans interacted. Yet this spy world proves to be unlike any other, forcing the protagonist to question the moral consistency of espionage methods in the face of democracy. The cambridge five and philby in particular influenced a lot of famous espionage fiction such as john lecarres tinker tailer soldier spy. When we think about contemporary war books, literary fiction is often not what comes to mind. The 14 best military nonfiction books of alltime paul szoldra. It has been presented since 1962 for a distinguished book of nonfiction by an american author, published during the preceding calendar year, that is not eligible for consideration in another category. Keegans book has become a modernday classic, representing the most popular view of the great war. If it ever had become a hot war involving nuclear weapons, the initial devastation and ensuing ecological catastrophe would have wiped out human life on the planet. Onto harold coyle and team yankee, a book that focuses on the fictional captain bannon, who leads a company of around 150 men singer. The cold war was the first war in history that could have put an end to history.
The cold war film returned with a vengeance, everything from rambo to gi joe cartoons. The pulitzer prize for general nonfiction is one of the seven american pulitzer prizes that are annually awarded for letters, drama, and music. Cold war19451989teen nonfiction, military history general. A tough and often confusing period in the history of the world is simplified and explained in an easytounderstand format for kids ages 7 and up. He was also an exceptional writer who gave us the great iconic story of the cold war and revolutionized, in the process, the art of espionage. When it comes to reading non fiction works on the cold war, john gaddis is a recognised historian of the epoque. The dean of cold war historians the new york times now presents the definitive account of the global confrontation that dominated the last half of the twentieth century. But the subject is fascinating reading, at times more incredible than fiction, imo this was one of the most interesting aspects of the cold war.
Learn more about the cold war with these novels dedicated to the time when the world was on the brink of nuclear war. Aerial reconnaissance during the cuban missile crisis by capt. The 17 best books on world war i of 2020 thoughtco. Childrens nonfiction history military wars books alibris. It was incredibly influential in the military at the time. List of the best books about the cold war, including jacket cover images when available, voted on by fans of the cold war nonfiction genre.
Winner of the 2016 pulitzer prize for fiction, this debut novel could fit into half a dozen genres of vietnam war books from war narrative to immigrant story, from mystery to political, from metafiction to. The clever teens guide to the cold war by felix rhodes. Best nonfiction war books list of most compelling nonfiction books about war. Booktopia buy the cold war books online from australias leading online bookstore. Score a books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. From memoirs to cookbooks, theres a tome here for everyone. Not completely sure if we can call this non fiction since thermonuclear war never became a reality thanks goodness, but hermann kahns on thermonuclear war was the theoretical basis of all the strategic decision leading to what is now known as cold war. Extras indybest books nonfiction books 16 best nonfiction books of 2018.
The greatest espionage story of the cold war kindle edition. Delivering an account of the first month of world war i in 1914, tuchman tells not just a war story, but an event that would upend the modern world. E company, 506th regiment, 101st airborne from normandy to hitlers eagles nest by. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers. This curated list covers the gamut of nonfiction, from compelling war stories to key feminist texts, to unbelievable struggles for survival, to tales of life in the culinary trade. Now that the cold wars receded into history, fewer films revisit the time period, but the era remains a presence in public memory, the popularity of the fx show the americans being an example. And there are still plenty of mysteries around this time.
On the 20th anniversary of the fall of the berlin wall, the daily beast sorts through the best new and old books on the cold war and the fall of communism. Shop childrens nonfiction history military wars books at. Can anyone recommend some good nonfiction spy books. The house of one thousand eyes by michelle barker set in cold war era east germany during the 1980s, this story follows 17yearold lena altmann, who had lost her parents in a factory explosion and was living with her strict, partyobservant aunt.
Fans of narrative nonfiction, the cold war, spy stories, foreign relations among the united states, england. The british author of 24 books mostly on military history the united states and africa, etc. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Any of le carres cold war novels could have made the cut. Contributors draw on a wide array of new material, from recently opened archival sources to literature and film, and meld approaches from diplomatic history to development studies to explain the choices india made and to frame the decisions by its policymakers. A new history is an excellent, if abridged, accounting of the greatest war that never truly took shape, except by proxy and politics. Score a book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. In cold war, bestselling author jerry langton explains the history of the rivalries, the current tensions and the buildup of antihells angelsrizzuto family forces in canada. What are some of the best nonfiction books on the cuban.
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