Cold War history: Were we at the brink of a nuclear war?

Leading history podcast site releases a free book

London, United Kingdom (prHWY.com) January 21, 2013 - London, UK, January 21st , 2013 - For those who are interested in learning more about our past, itshistorypodcasts.com has just released an introductory book on the Cold War, which reveals the facts about how the world came to the edge of nuclear war. It covers the politically-changing events that occurred from World War 2 through to the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis. The book is available for free on Amazon from January 26th to January 30th, and it is a must have in any library.

It is written by George Levrier-Jones, a part-time historian who has studied the Cold War extensively. He was quoted saying "I wanted to tell the very complex Cold War story, but in a simple way so that a wider audience can learn from it. The past teaches us so many lessons that most of us are unaware of, some of which are universal and some of which are personal. We're not trying to force people into learning certain lessons in our work, more encourage them to draw their own conclusions and help them to consider how history relates to their personal experience. And as the Cold War is so recent I hope there will be a lot of young people who read the book and will ask their relatives about the past." In 2012, George Levrier-Jones started the podcast series 'History in 28 minutes' and has worked with his team to open a publishing house that now produces the 'Required History' books.

The book itself covers many events from the period 1945 to 1962, some of which changed the course of history. "The books look at all the key Cold War events such as the breakdown of US-Soviet relations, events in post-war Europe, Chinese influence in the Korean War, revolts in Eastern Europe, and the development of nuclear weapons", said the book's editor, Cristian Smith.
The book complements the free audio podcasts that are available at the publisher's website and is free for just five days, after which it will retail at somewhere under $4. To find out more about Cold War History - To the brink of nuclear destruction - From World War 2 to the Cuban Missile Crisis - Part 1: 1945-1962 (Required History) by George Levrier-Jones, please visit http://www.itshistorypodcasts.com/books, for the Amazon US Book link please click www.amazon.com/Cold-War-History-destruction-ebook/dp/B00B0QIBTA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1358186389&sr=8-1 and for the Amazon UK Book link please click http://www.amazon.co.uk/Cold-War-History-destruction-ebook/dp/B00B0QIBTA/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1358197829&sr=8-1

Media Contact:
Cristian Smith
itshistorypodcasts.com press
Phone +44 (0)7908 406771
info@itshistorypodcasts.com
http://www.itshistorypodcasts.com

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