cold war

"At the height of the Cold War, two secretaries are pulled out of the typing pool at the CIA and given the assignment of a lifetime. Their mission: to smuggle Doctor Zhivago out of the USSR, where no one dares publish it, and help Pasternak's magnum opus make its way into print around the world. Glamorous and sophisticated Sally Forrester is a seasoned spy who has honed her gift for deceit all over the world - using her magnetism and charm to pry secrets out of powerful men. Irina is a complete novice, and under Sally's tutelage quickly learns how to blend in, make drops and invisibly ferry classified documents"--Amazon.com.

"The "Happiest Place On Earth" opened in 1955 during a trying time in American life--the Cold War. This book takes a fresh look at the park, analyzing its cultural narrative by looking beyond consumerism and corporate marketing to how Disney helped America cope during the Cold War and beyond"--Provided by publisher.

Presents reference tools on the Cold War, including overviews of fifteen aspects of the era, thirty-one primary sources including speeches by John F. Kennedy, Nikita Khrushchev, Ronald Reagan, and others, fifty biographies, a time line, a glossary, a bibliography, activities, research ideas, and a cumulative index.

Presents overviews of eight aspects of the Cold War, including the Cuban Missile Crisis, American unrest in the 1960s, and the arms race in the 1980s, and includes a time line, a glossary, a "people to know" list, and research and activity ideas.

Captioned illustrations highlight significant events in United States history between 1940 and 1960, including World War II and the Cold War.

"Historical photographs combined with . . . narration bring the story of the Berlin Wall to life. Kids will learn about the partition of Berlin after WWII, the cold war tensions between the US and the USSR that led to the building of the wall, and the anti-communist pressures that led to its fall. The fall of the wall would become a symbol of democracy and freedom"--Provided by publisher.

Presents facts on espionage around the world during the Cold War, chronicling the Cold War's major events and discussing such topics as the Manhattan Project, the division of Berlin, the U-2 spy plane, "Sputnik, " the Cuban missile crisis, the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, and spies such as Gu nter Guillaume and Dmitri Polyakov.

Allowing herself to be hypnotized, fifteen-year-old Kira reveals memories of another time and place that may eventually cost her and her mother their lives.

Fourteen-year-old Janie Scott, newly arrived in London from Los Angeles in 1952, becomes friends with a mysterious apothecary and his son, Benjamin Burrows, and is drawn into a dangerous adventure with Benjamin when his father is kidnapped and Russian spies try to steal his book of secrets.