The Cold War: An Uneasy Peace: 1945 - 1980

Children's Literature

After the end of World War II the nations of the world entered into an era of confrontation. The international scene divided into capitalist and communist factions that confronted one another while being armed with the most destructive arsenals in history. Both the United States and the USSR were fully capable of devastating all of civilization many times over. In such a taut political environment the slightest confrontation between these super powers held the terrible potentiality of global destruction. Thus, the years stretching across 1945-1980 contained the seeds of annihilation that periodically threatened to sprout. In An Uneasy Peace writer Craig Blohm provides a careful overview of this first, and most prolonged, element of the Cold War. As part of a broader eight-book series entitled, "The Cold War," Blohm's illustrated work serves as an excellent source of information on a subject that helped shape human history. Blohm covers a broad field of events with a subtle writing touch. The author demonstrates knowledge of the complex political and military events that marked this phase of history while also including numerous quotations from primary participants. Blohm's book represents sound historical writing and is one that youngsters will find interesting as well as educational. 2003, Lucent Books, Romaneck