Cold War: Series 1 and 2

Jan 20, 2025 7:45 PM

Author:Bridget Kendall,Bridget Kendall

Bridget Kendall presents an oral history tracing decisive moments of the Cold War.

The Cold War is one of the furthest-reaching and longest-lasting conflicts in modern history. It spanned the globe - from Greece to China, Hungary to Cuba - and lasted for almost half a century. It has shaped political relations to this day, drawing new physical and ideological boundaries between East and West.

Bridget Kendall explores the Cold War through the eyes of those who experienced it first-hand. This landmark series draws on exclusive interviews with individuals who lived through the conflict's key events, offering a variety of perspectives that reveal how the Cold War was experienced by ordinary people. From pilots making food drops during the Berlin Blockade and Japanese fishermen affected by H-bomb testing, to families fleeing the Korean War and children whose parents were victims of McCarthy's Red Scare, Cold War covers the full geographical and historical reach of the conflict. This is essential listening for anyone seeking to understand how the tensions of the last century have shaped the modern world, and what it was like to live through them.

1. The Greek Civil War

2. The Czech Coup

3. The 1948 Election in Italy

4. The Berlin Blockade

5. The Fall of Shanghai

6. The Korean War

7. McCarthyism

8. The H-Bomb

9. The East German Uprising

10. The Iran Coup

11. Khrushchev’s Thaw

12. The Hungarian Revolution

13. The Congo Coup

14. The Berlin Wall Crisis

15. The Cuban Missile Crisis

16. The Fall of Khrushchev

17. The Chinese Cultural Revolution

18. The Prague Spring

19. America’s Vietnam War

20. The Coup in Chile

21. The Fall of Saigon

22. Ostpolitik

23. The Angolan Civil War

24. The Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan

25. The Birth of Solidarity in Poland

26. The New Cold War

27. Gorbachev’s Perestroika

28. The Fall of the Berlin Wall and German Reunification

29. The Baltic Singing Revolution

30. The Collapse of the Soviet Union

Reviews

Gossipy, candid, funny, and, as Jarman’s illness takes hold, powerfully moving

—— Choice Magazine

Present on every page is the creative sparkle and compellingly generous spirit of a man who was in every way an uncompromising individual

—— The Times

In these diaries... the artist and film director emerges as a down-to-earth visionary... this perceptive and enjoyable work is something of a miracle

—— Independent

For all his anger, Jarman never seems brutalised. He retains his humanity and his good humour. His is a wonderfully garrulous, mercurial, polymathic daemon

—— Literary Review

Jarman [is] the sort of troublemaking visionary who one day may be compared with Blake

—— John Gill , Time Out

The funniest man in, well, pretty much all of the known universe

—— Los Angeles Times

A consistent intelligence underpins Izzard's whimsy

—— Chortle

The perfect present for music mums and dads

—— Daily Mirror

Funny, enlightening, gossipy’

—— The Herald

Sparks with admiration and grievances, lust and envy

—— Sunday Telegraph

Engrossing

—— Mail on Sunday

There have been many books about David Bowie ... but Dylan Jones's is among the best

—— Observer

The definitive account of the great man’s life, in the words of those who knew him best … lively, funny and warm – and the story, even the well-known bits, still staggers and amazes. It’s a brilliant story, and it is tremendously well-told here

—— Esquire

A magisterial compilation of startling insights

—— The Oldie

One of the most colourful and intimate portraits yet painted of Bowie

—— Vogue

A vivid catalogue of anecdote, opinion, gossip and memoir

—— Telegraph Magazine

There is literally no better way to spend your time than by reading about the late, great, beautiful and brilliant David Bowie, brought to you by fellow superfan and GQ editor Dylan Jones

—— Tatler

This oral history is by far the best … It’s gossipy, fascinating stuff

—— The Sun

The perfect accompaniment to roaring fires and languid winter evenings, this book
guarantees to see any man through the festive period

—— Independent

A must-have for Bowie fans

—— Daily Mirror

Revelatory and surprising – perfect for the Ziggy completist

—— New York Magazine

Beguiling … the fabulosity of Bowie’s life and times lends itself extraordinarily well
to the oral history form

—— San Francisco Chronicle

An affectionate, sometimes surprising, always fascinating picture of a Star Man in the real world

—— STELLA magazine

Of all the volumes to appear since Bowie’s death last year, this is perhaps the most useful

—— i paper

A treat for enthusiasts […] it bulges with essential and telling Spinal Tappish gossip

—— Guardian

An intimate, detailed and gossip-spangled survey of the life of the great enigma

—— Strong Words magazine

There are sixty-two and a half million books written about David Bowie; this is the one that has been unanimously praised. Indeed, David Bowie: A life might be the only one that you really need.

—— Loud and Quiet Magazine

You can go to any page and read something really interesting. It’s the only book about another artist that I’ve really enjoyed.

—— Chris Difford , Daily Express

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