{"product_id":"9781529393170","title":"Checkmate in Berlin : The First Battle of the Cold War","description":"\u003cp\u003e Author(s): Milton, Giles \u003cbr\u003e Binding: Paperback, \u003cbr\u003e Date of Publication: 14\/04\/2022,\u003cbr\u003e Pagination: 416 pages,\u003cbr\u003e ISBN13\\EAN\\SKU: 9781529393170,\u003cbr\u003e Description: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Brilliantly written and completely absorbing, this is Milton's masterpiece' ANTHONY HOROWITZBERLIN'S FATE WAS SEALED AT THE 1945 YALTA CONFERENCE.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe city was to be carved up between the victorious powers - British, American, French and Soviet - with four all-powerful commandants ruling over their sectors. On paper, it seemed a pragmatic solution; in reality, it marked the start of a ferocious battle of wits. As relations between east and west broke down, these rival commandants fought a desperate battle for control. In doing so, they fired the starting gun for the Cold War.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  From America's explosive Frank 'Howlin' Mad' Howley, a sharp-tongued colonel with a loathing for Russians, to his nemesis, Russia's charmingly deceptive General Alexander Kotikov, CHECKMATE IN BERLIN tells the exhilarating, high-stakes story of kidnap, skullduggery, sabotage, murder and the greatest aerial operation in history. This is the epic story of the first battle of the Cold War and how it shaped the modern world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e'An excellent storyteller' ANDREW ROBERTS  'A book full of heroes' THE TIMES\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Griffin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40041636134956,"sku":"9781529393170","price":12.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0379\/1365\/7388\/files\/9781529393170_b55102f6-7c67-484d-9dda-0e59bb26ae0a.jpg?v=1759671412","url":"https:\/\/www.griffinbooksonline.co.uk\/products\/9781529393170","provider":"Griffin Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}