The Cold War sent shivers down the spines of ordinary people, with the world holding its breath and confronting the spectre of nuclear armageddon. In our A level OCR series we cover all the main areas of study as follows: The situation in 1941,The impact of WWII, The start of the Cold War 1945-47, Soviet Expansion and reaction of USA to increased tension, Conflicts over Germany and the creation of NATO, The USSR and Eastern Europe in the 1950s and 1960s, Germany after division ,Development of the Cold War, Attempts at peace and a new Cold War, USSR in crisis, Eastern Europe’s role in ending the Cold War, and the end of the Cold War itself. The series is written by Dr Mark Hurst from the University of Kent and Head of Humanities, Richard Macfarlane.
Lecturer in the history of Human Rights
University of Lancaster
Head of Humanities
Nottingham Girls High School
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Our A level series for OCR's Cold War in Europe 1941-1995 is written by Cold War specialist from the University of Kent, Dr Mark Hurst and senior OCR examiner and Head of Humanities, Richard Macfarlane
Textbooks
The Cold War 19451991. John Aldred with Alexis Marmaux
2015 Oxford ISBN - 9780198354611
Europe and the Cold War 1945 -1991. David Wiliamson
2015 Hodder ISBN - 9781471838688
The Cold War. Steve Philipps
2001 Heinemann ISBN – 9780435327361
The Crisis of Communism, USSR and the Soviet Empire 1953-2000. Rob Bircher
2015 Oxford ISBN – 9780198354659
Germany Divided and Reunited 1945 -1991. Nigel Bushell and Angela Leonard
2009 Hodder ISBN - 9780340986752
Academic
The Cold War: A Very Short Introduction. Robert McMahon
2007 Oxford ISBN – 9780192801784
The Cold War. Kelly Rogers and Jo Thomas
2008 Pearson ISBN – 9780435994372
Cold War – A New History. John Lewis Gaddis
2006 Penguin ISBN- 9780143038276
Cold War. Jeremy Isaacs and Taylor Downing.
2008 Abacus ISBN – 9780349120805
The Cold War -Cambridge Perspectives in History. Mike Sewell
2002 Cambridge ISBN – 9780521798082
The USA and the Cold War 1945-63. Oliver Edwards
2002 Hodder ISBN – 9780340846872
The Origins of the Cold War 1941-1949. Martin McCauley
2008 Routledge ISBN – 9781405874335
Cold War Europe 1945-1991. A Political History. John W Young
1997 Hodder ISBN – 9780340625163
Russia, America and the Cold War 1949-1991. Martin McCauley
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