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Title: Glossy, Glib, but Unballanced
Review: This book offers a pop history of the Cold War intended for a wide audience. Its main aim seems to be to persuade that both sides were morally equivilent - that the Cold War was caused by misunderstandings and politics rather than a clash of civilization vs. barbarism. No one would, or should, treat the conflict against Facism and National Socialism (Nazism) in this fashion; monsterous crimes should be recognized for what they are. Communism was equally wicked, not just another point of view.For a more accurate portrayal of what was at stake in the Cold War I recomend "The Black Book of Communism" and "Architects of Victory." If any sources should be used to educate children, it is these books (especially "The Black Book of Communism," which is thouroughly reasurced by scholars in the various fields that are covered), and not this Turner effort to re-write realities underlying the Cold War.
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