Summary Of The Cold War By Hugh Higgins

In his book, “The Cold War, ” Hugh Higgins argues the tragedies and facts that contributed and occurred in this event. This book is mainly to inform people about some the unspoken truths of this occurrence and show its reasons and effects in old society. The Cold War is a book based on the story of the entire society living at that time, mostly focusing on its contributors and effectors. This novel is not written during the era but rather based of previous works written around that time such a “Yalta to Vietnam”, by David Horowitz and “The Cold War and its Origins”, by D. F. Fleming. Higgins decides to write this book after having read Horowitz and Fleming’s works in order to have a better acknowledgment and deeper understanding of the Cold War. The author writes the book for both scholars and the general public who are interested and would like to know more about the Cold War. Higgins uses other historians and their literary works to provide his evidence. Higgins, Hugh. The Cold War. (Oxford: Heinemann Educational, 1993).
This in order to inform young scholars and actual generations about the circumstances of this event. The book starts off by introducing some of the events that influenced to the cause of the Cold War and its previous acts. In 1947, after World War II, a state of geopolitical tension between the powers of the Soviet Unions and the United States starts. Higgins argues that there are still truths unspoken and facts hidden by saying, “ Thanks to the closed nature of the societies in Russia and China a great deal remains hidden even from them. Until much more is revealed by Moscow and Peking we must appreciate that some questions, such as the motive behind the Korean War, cannot be answered definitely.” In this quote, Higgins clearly states his argument and gives the reader an idea of his what his writing is