Christopher Mallaby Living the Cold War (Paperback)
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Further Details Title: Living the Cold War Condition: New EAN: 9781445689463 ISBN: 9781445689463 Publisher: Amberley Publishing Format: Paperback Release Date: 03/15/2019 Item Height: 198mm Item Length: 129mm Item Weight: 256g Contributor: Peter Hennessy (Foreword by) Language: English Subtitle: Memoirs of a British Diplomat ISBN-10: 1445689464 Description: The centrepiece of this memoir by Sir Christopher Mallaby, former British Ambassador in Germany and France, is the unification of Germany in 1990 ‒ the culmination of years of work by Sir Christopher and his colleagues. He held different views from the Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher. He saw unification as the key to ending the Cold War with a peaceful victory for the West and the liberation of millions in eastern and central Europe from Soviet control. She disliked the Germans and opposed unification.Christopher Mallaby writes vividly of many other people, places and events. He and his wife were a young couple in Moscow during the Cuba crisis, and knew they might be destroyed by American nuclear weapons. He explains why Khrushchev took such a huge risk and why he yielded to President Kennedy. Living the Cold War describes the work of diplomats and leaders on many other fronts, from dealing with the threat of the Soviet Union to Britain’s attempt to persuade Argentina to withdraw peacefully from the Falklands. The author brings different experiences alive, including the KGB’s harassment of diplomats in Moscow and the fascination of his time as Ambassador in France. In doing so, he shows what diplomats can really achieve. He mixes amusing incidents with an insider's insights on crucial world events. Country/Region of Manufacture: GB Author: Christopher Mallaby Genre: History Topic: Military History Release Year: 2019 Missing Information? Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.
