{"product_id":"iron-curtain-9780141021874","title":"Iron Curtain","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eChosen 16 times as a ''Book of the Year'' - the top non-fiction pick of 2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e''The best work of modern history I have ever read'' A. N. Wilson, \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAt the end of the Second World War, the Soviet Union unexpectedly found itself in control of a huge swathe of territory in Eastern Europe. Stalin and his secret police set out to convert a dozen radically different countries to a completely new political and moral system: Communism. Anne Applebaum''s landmark history of this brutal time shows how societies were ruthlessly eviscerated by Communist regimes, how opposition was destroyed and what life was like for ordinary people who had to choose whether to fight, to flee or to collaborate.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA haunting reminder of how fragile freedom can be, \u003ci\u003eIron Curtain\u003c\/i\u003e is an exceptional work of historical and moral reckoning.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eANNE APPLEBAUM is a historian and journalist, a regular columnist for the \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSlate\u003c\/i\u003e, and the au\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732393734487,"sku":"9780141021874","price":15.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780141021874.jpg?v=1719996687","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/iron-curtain-9780141021874","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}