By Jon Wiener
In an enticing travelogue that takes readers to websites reminiscent of the life-size game of Berlin’s "Checkpoint Charlie" on the Reagan Library, the fallout preserve show on the Smithsonian, and indicates approximately "Sgt. Elvis," America’s most renowned chilly struggle veteran, Wiener discovers that the chilly conflict isn’t being remembered. It’s being forgotten. regardless of a massive attempt, the conservatives’ monuments weren’t equipped, their ancient websites have few viewers, and plenty of in their museums have now shifted concentration to different issues. Proponents of the suggestion of a heroic "Cold conflict victory" failed; the general public didn’t purchase the legitimate tale. energetic, readable, and well-informed, this ebook expands present discussions approximately reminiscence and background, and increases interesting questions about renowned skepticism towards reliable ideology.
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