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To bring greater variety to the material I’m exploring in my Past Through Pages series, this post compares two articles on the Cold War. This allows me to explore how historians have shifted in their approach to the Cold War over time, moving beyond the traditional East-West divide and towards a more global appreciation of… Continue reading The Past Through Pages: The Global Cold War
As part of this series exploring 20th century history, with a focus on espionage, I have decided to explore the story of Adolf Tolkachev. He was one of the most important CIA assets during the Cold War, and like my previous posts, I have also read a book to guide my research, "The Billion Dollar… Continue reading The Past Through Pages: Adolf Tolkachev
Rating - ☆☆☆☆/5 Anthony Doerr’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel is a beautiful piece of historical fiction, allowing readers to reflect on the resilience of the human spirit through the lens of WWII. The book explores the complexities of war through the two vastly different but eventually interconnected protagonists' stories. Marie-Laure and her father flee Nazi-occupied Paris… Continue reading All The Light We Cannot See, Anthony Doerr
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