Coldwar Books

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The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War The Spy and the Traitor: The Greatest Espionage Story of the Cold War (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as coldwar)
avg rating 4.52 — 92,628 ratings — published 2018
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1983: The World at the Brink 1983: The World at the Brink (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as coldwar)
avg rating 4.26 — 1,049 ratings — published 2018
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The Cold War: A World History The Cold War: A World History (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as coldwar)
avg rating 4.31 — 2,545 ratings — published 2017
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The Dead Hand: The Untold Story of the Cold War Arms Race and its Dangerous Legacy The Dead Hand: The Untold Story of the Cold War Arms Race and its Dangerous Legacy (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as coldwar)
avg rating 4.16 — 5,633 ratings — published 2009
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The Cold War: A New History The Cold War: A New History (Paperback)
by (shelved 6 times as coldwar)
avg rating 3.95 — 8,616 ratings — published 2005
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The Cold War's Killing Fields: Rethinking the Long Peace The Cold War's Killing Fields: Rethinking the Long Peace (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 5 times as coldwar)
avg rating 4.14 — 427 ratings — published 2018
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The Abyss: Nuclear Crisis Cuba 1962 The Abyss: Nuclear Crisis Cuba 1962 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as coldwar)
avg rating 4.38 — 2,639 ratings — published 2022
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The Marshall Plan: Dawn of the Cold War The Marshall Plan: Dawn of the Cold War (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as coldwar)
avg rating 4.07 — 1,039 ratings — published 2018
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Six Months in 1945: FDR, Stalin, Churchill, and Truman. From World War to Cold War Six Months in 1945: FDR, Stalin, Churchill, and Truman. From World War to Cold War (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as coldwar)
avg rating 4.14 — 1,194 ratings — published 2012
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Iron Curtain: The Crushing of Eastern Europe 1944-1956 Iron Curtain: The Crushing of Eastern Europe 1944-1956 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as coldwar)
avg rating 4.08 — 7,409 ratings — published 2012
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Blind Man's Bluff: The Untold Story of American Submarine Espionage Blind Man's Bluff: The Untold Story of American Submarine Espionage (Paperback)
by (shelved 5 times as coldwar)
avg rating 4.24 — 11,543 ratings — published 1998
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The Jakarta Method: Washington's Anticommunist Crusade and the Mass Murder Program that Shaped Our World The Jakarta Method: Washington's Anticommunist Crusade and the Mass Murder Program that Shaped Our World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as coldwar)
avg rating 4.61 — 19,012 ratings — published 2020
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The Brothers: John Foster Dulles, Allen Dulles & Their Secret World War The Brothers: John Foster Dulles, Allen Dulles & Their Secret World War (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as coldwar)
avg rating 4.15 — 4,668 ratings — published 2013
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The Free World: Art and Thought in the Cold War The Free World: Art and Thought in the Cold War (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as coldwar)
avg rating 4.23 — 1,152 ratings — published 2021
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The Devil's Chessboard: Allen Dulles, the CIA, and the Rise of America's Secret Government The Devil's Chessboard: Allen Dulles, the CIA, and the Rise of America's Secret Government (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as coldwar)
avg rating 4.35 — 8,656 ratings — published 2015
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Stasiland: Stories from Behind the Berlin Wall Stasiland: Stories from Behind the Berlin Wall (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as coldwar)
avg rating 4.20 — 23,279 ratings — published 2003
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One Minute to Midnight: Kennedy, Khrushchev and Castro on the Brink of Nuclear War One Minute to Midnight: Kennedy, Khrushchev and Castro on the Brink of Nuclear War (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as coldwar)
avg rating 4.25 — 4,563 ratings — published 2008
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The Spy Who Came In from the Cold (George Smiley, #3) The Spy Who Came In from the Cold (George Smiley, #3)
by (shelved 4 times as coldwar)
avg rating 4.09 — 130,773 ratings — published 1963
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Bitter Fruit: The Story of the American Coup in Guatemala Bitter Fruit: The Story of the American Coup in Guatemala (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as coldwar)
avg rating 4.29 — 2,197 ratings — published 1982
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Poisoner in Chief: Sidney Gottlieb and the CIA Search for Mind Control Poisoner in Chief: Sidney Gottlieb and the CIA Search for Mind Control (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as coldwar)
avg rating 4.09 — 3,382 ratings — published 2019
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The Global Cold War: Third World Interventions and the Making of Our Times The Global Cold War: Third World Interventions and the Making of Our Times (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as coldwar)
avg rating 4.00 — 893 ratings — published 2005
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Dark Sun: The Making of the Hydrogen Bomb Dark Sun: The Making of the Hydrogen Bomb (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as coldwar)
avg rating 4.19 — 3,094 ratings — published 1995
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Not One Inch: America, Russia, and the Making of Post-Cold War Stalemate Not One Inch: America, Russia, and the Making of Post-Cold War Stalemate (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as coldwar)
avg rating 4.27 — 1,130 ratings — published 2021
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Collapse: The Fall of the Soviet Union Collapse: The Fall of the Soviet Union (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as coldwar)
avg rating 4.26 — 2,532 ratings — published 2021
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Checkmate in Berlin: The Cold War Showdown That Shaped the Modern World Checkmate in Berlin: The Cold War Showdown That Shaped the Modern World (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as coldwar)
avg rating 4.43 — 1,673 ratings — published 2021
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The Human Factor: Gorbachev, Reagan, and Thatcher, and the End of the Cold War The Human Factor: Gorbachev, Reagan, and Thatcher, and the End of the Cold War (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as coldwar)
avg rating 3.92 — 93 ratings — published 2020
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The Cultural Cold War: The CIA and the World of Arts and Letters The Cultural Cold War: The CIA and the World of Arts and Letters (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as coldwar)
avg rating 3.96 — 742 ratings — published 1999
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Secondhand Time: The Last of the Soviets Secondhand Time: The Last of the Soviets (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 3 times as coldwar)
avg rating 4.46 — 22,634 ratings — published 2013
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The Quiet Americans: Four CIA Spies at the Dawn of the Cold War—A Tragedy in Three Acts The Quiet Americans: Four CIA Spies at the Dawn of the Cold War—A Tragedy in Three Acts (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as coldwar)
avg rating 4.13 — 3,071 ratings — published 2020
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A Spy Among Friends: Kim Philby and the Great Betrayal A Spy Among Friends: Kim Philby and the Great Betrayal (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as coldwar)
avg rating 4.20 — 30,451 ratings — published 2014
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The Berlin Wall: A World Divided, 1961-1989 The Berlin Wall: A World Divided, 1961-1989 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as coldwar)
avg rating 4.08 — 2,206 ratings — published 2006
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Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA (Hardcover)
by (shelved 3 times as coldwar)
avg rating 3.96 — 15,817 ratings — published 2007
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Our Man in Havana Our Man in Havana (Paperback)
by (shelved 3 times as coldwar)
avg rating 3.94 — 42,222 ratings — published 1958
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The Gun The Gun (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as coldwar)
avg rating 3.95 — 3,053 ratings — published 1933
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Vietnam: An Epic Tragedy, 1945-1975 Vietnam: An Epic Tragedy, 1945-1975 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as coldwar)
avg rating 4.32 — 8,179 ratings — published 2018
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All the Shah's Men: An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror All the Shah's Men: An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as coldwar)
avg rating 4.30 — 12,577 ratings — published 2003
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Che Guevara: A Revolutionary Life Che Guevara: A Revolutionary Life (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as coldwar)
avg rating 4.14 — 25,603 ratings — published 1997
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Journey into Madness: The True Story of Secret CIA Mind Control & Medical Abuse Journey into Madness: The True Story of Secret CIA Mind Control & Medical Abuse (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as coldwar)
avg rating 3.77 — 232 ratings — published 1987
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The Search for the Manchurian Candidate: The CIA & Mind Control The Search for the Manchurian Candidate: The CIA & Mind Control (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as coldwar)
avg rating 4.08 — 738 ratings — published 1979
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Beyond the Wall: East Germany, 1949-1990 Beyond the Wall: East Germany, 1949-1990 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as coldwar)
avg rating 4.22 — 4,761 ratings — published 2023
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Checkpoint Charlie: The Cold War, The Berlin Wall, and the Most Dangerous Place On Earth (Compelling Cold War History) Checkpoint Charlie: The Cold War, The Berlin Wall, and the Most Dangerous Place On Earth (Compelling Cold War History)
by (shelved 2 times as coldwar)
avg rating 3.91 — 1,127 ratings — published 2019
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Deadly Secrets: The CIA-Mafia War Against Castro & the Assassination of J.F.K. Deadly Secrets: The CIA-Mafia War Against Castro & the Assassination of J.F.K. (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as coldwar)
avg rating 3.79 — 53 ratings — published 1981
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Atomic Shield: A History of the United States Atomic Energy Commission: Volume II 1947-1952 Atomic Shield: A History of the United States Atomic Energy Commission: Volume II 1947-1952 (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as coldwar)
avg rating 5.00 — 1 rating — published 1969
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The New World: A History of the United States Atomic Energy Commission, Volume I 1939-1946 The New World: A History of the United States Atomic Energy Commission, Volume I 1939-1946 (Paperback)
by (shelved 2 times as coldwar)
avg rating 4.00 — 7 ratings — published 1962
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Spies: The Epic Intelligence War Between East and West Spies: The Epic Intelligence War Between East and West (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as coldwar)
avg rating 4.26 — 1,316 ratings — published 2023
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Migration in the Time of Revolution: China, Indonesia, and the Cold War Migration in the Time of Revolution: China, Indonesia, and the Cold War (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as coldwar)
avg rating 4.49 — 39 ratings — published
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Berlin 1961 Berlin 1961 (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as coldwar)
avg rating 4.11 — 1,914 ratings — published 2011
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Nuclear Folly: A History of the Cuban Missile Crisis Nuclear Folly: A History of the Cuban Missile Crisis (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as coldwar)
avg rating 4.24 — 1,698 ratings — published 2021
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Revolution 1989: The Fall of the Soviet Empire Revolution 1989: The Fall of the Soviet Empire (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as coldwar)
avg rating 4.35 — 1,593 ratings — published 2009
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The Doomsday Machine: Confessions of a Nuclear War Planner The Doomsday Machine: Confessions of a Nuclear War Planner (Hardcover)
by (shelved 2 times as coldwar)
avg rating 4.22 — 3,309 ratings — published 2017
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