Living the Cold War
Autor Christopher Mallabyen Limba Engleză Hardback – 15 oct 2017
- By a senior diplomat who witnessed and helped to shape events in the Cold War, the Falklands and Northern Ireland. He was in Moscow during the Missile Crisis and in Germany when the Berlin Wall came down
- Records serious disagreements with Margaret Thatcher, and includes personal sketches of key figures including Helmut Kohl and Gorbachev
- Pre-publication endorsements from John Major, George Robertson (former head of NATO), and Sir Simon Macdonald (current head of the Diplomatic Service). Introduced by Peter Hennessy (the UK's leading historian of postwar political history)
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781445669618
ISBN-10: 1445669617
Pagini: 304
Ilustrații: 30 Illustrations, unspecified
Dimensiuni: 162 x 241 x 32 mm
Greutate: 0.57 kg
Editura: Amberley Publishing
ISBN-10: 1445669617
Pagini: 304
Ilustrații: 30 Illustrations, unspecified
Dimensiuni: 162 x 241 x 32 mm
Greutate: 0.57 kg
Editura: Amberley Publishing
Notă biografică
Sir Chrisopher Mallaby joined the UK Diplomatic Service from Cambridge University in 1959. He was British Ambassador to Germany 1988-92, British Ambassador to France 1993-96 and Managing Director of UBS Investment Bank. He has served as Chairman of Somerset House Trust from 2002-2006, as a Trustee of the Tate Gallery Group 1996-2002, and as Trustee Director and Deputy-Chairman of Reuters.
Peter Hennessy (Baron Hennessy of Nympsfield) is Attlee Professor of History at Queen Mary College, London. His books include 'The Secret State: Whitehall and the Cold War' (Penguin, 2003).
Peter Hennessy (Baron Hennessy of Nympsfield) is Attlee Professor of History at Queen Mary College, London. His books include 'The Secret State: Whitehall and the Cold War' (Penguin, 2003).
Descriere
An insider's account of the Cold War as seen by a key diplomat abroad and in London. A privileged view of work that won the Cold War, written with humour and insight.