Communist International and World War II Tapa dura - 1982

London: Robert Hale Ltd,. Very Good/Very Good. 1982. Hard Cover. Lge 8vo 0709197942 Most people believe the Cold War began after World War II, but it actually originated in January 1919, in the uneasy aftermath of the Bolshevik Revolution, when a triumphant Lenin proclaimed the formation of the Communist International - the Comintern - which was to fight a secret war against the capitalist states. To be waged by highly trained subversives operating within those very countries, the Comintern'smission was to overthrow those governments and establish the dictatorship of the proletariat. The western powers were swept by such social and political unrest in the wake of World War I that such a takeover was a real possibility. Under the passionate urging of Winston Churchill to preserve the old order, the western powers sent secret agents, armies, and armaments to help the White Russian forces overthrow Lenin. But to no avail. The Soviet state endured, its Comintern activities prospered,… Leer más

New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1981 The dust jacket is foxed, has several 4-1cm tears around the edges, and a piece missing from the inside flap. The page edges are lightly foxed. 718 pages. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown.. Hard Cover. Very Good/Good. Size F: 9"-10" Tall (228-254mm).