The War That Never Was by David Pryce-Jones
The coup of August 1991 brought an end not only to Gorbachev's political career but to the entire Soviet Union: communism imploded, the Berlin Wall had been dismantled, Germany reunified, and several European states regained their independence. This extraordinary reordering of the world, unimaginable to most people in the West, occurred remarkably peacefully. David Pryce-Jones has travelled extensively throughout the former empire to ask the major political personalities for their opinions and reactions as to why this happened. He asks why Gorbachev and the leadership didn't resort to armed violence in classic Soviet style, how much was accidental, how much was planned, and how much will never be known about the workings of the impenetrable structure which held together the Soviet bloc. Party leaders, decision-makers and first secretaries of the Soviet republics and satellites give their version of events.-
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David Pryce-Jones is the author of many works of non-fiction, including The Closed Circle and Paris in the Third Reich. He has also written nine novels, o
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| ISBN 13 | 9781857994759 |
| ISBN 10 | 1857994752 |
| Title | The War That Never Was |
| Author | David Pryce- Jones |
| Series | Phoenix Giants S |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Orion Publishing Co |
| Year published | 1996-09-02 |
| Number of pages | 464 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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