Reviews for The nonsuperpowers and South Africa

The average rating for The nonsuperpowers and South Africa based on 2 reviews is 4 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2016-10-15 00:00:00 James Mulder A powerful and resonant study of how the African-American community in New Orleans fought for recognition of equal rights and human dignity during the era of the Civil War and Reconstruction. Particularly recommended for readers with a strong interest in African-American history, or in the history of New Orleans.

Review # 2 was written on 2012-03-08 00:00:00 James Hughes The Cold War: A History in Documents, is a book that explains the cold war with much detail, it describes the Cold War with graphic details that make each moment seem like a thriller. I read about nuclear warfare in the cold war and I learned much about it. I learned in great detail how the events happened, when they happened, and why they happened. It described how the Cold War was elevated much by the threat of nuclear weapons. The beginning of the atomic bomb in WWII was displayed with a letter from Einstien to Roosevelt displaying concern about the threat of Germany and the Soviet Union. Then it goes into the Vietnam war and how MacCarthur was relieved from duty after considering nuclear warfare. It takes into consideration that the Cuban Missile Crisis was a crisis and that a nuclear winter was almost started. It ends with newer weapons and treaties finally being made to stop testing bombs. Then Reagan makes a step unmatchable by the Soviet Union. The book is oddly structured so the normal writing is a document and the bold writing is explanation by the author, I have never seen that before. But other than that, it is very good and makes it easy for the reader to understand. There are pictures, diagrams, captions, documents, and good explanations. It is for the most part very well organized. The author clearly knew a lot about the Cold War and had done his research. The author is a little biased towards the United States of America, but that is just how the world is. The format could have been improved a little. This book is for jr. high school and high school students. People can learn about the cold war from this book and how it happened and the results. It was a good book.