{"product_id":"trapped-in-the-cold-war-9780804735902","title":"Trapped in the Cold War","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe disappearance and imprisonment behind the Iron Curtain of the American brothers Noel and Hermann Field in 1949, followed by that of Noel's wife and their foster daughter, was one of the most publicized international mysteries of the Cold War. This dual memoir gives an intensely human dimension to that struggle.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This remarkable document is a moving love story, a tale of sinister international intrigue, and a revealing probe of Cold War politics.\" —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"One of the most compelling memoirs to emerge from the dark days of Stalinism. It is a valuable contribution to history, and it is an impressive tribute to the unconquerable human spirit.\"—Arthur Schlesinger Jr.\u003cbr\u003e\"A 'political thriller' of breathtaking tension.\"—\u003ci\u003eDie Welt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The book is written from two different perspectives . . . interwoven with great skill, even elegance, and the reader is thus treated to a powerful and multi-dimensional narrative that is bound to become a classic. It will be required reading for anyone who has a serious interest in the origins of the Cold War.\"—\u003ci\u003eInternational History Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePrologue  1. August afternoon in 1949  2. Warsaw courtyard  3. Journey to nowhere  4. Vacation's end  5. But muffin could hear  6. Shock  7. Days and nights  8. London 1949  9. London 1950  10. Face to face  11. Stanislaw  12. Cell University  13. The oppression of time  14. As the second year began  15. Unequal battle  16. Peepa  17. London 1951  18. London 1952-1953  19. Breaking point  20. Twenty months of twilight  21. Final summer  22. Forest paradise  23. London 1954  24. London: battle for a soul  25. Breaking out  26. The mist at dawn  27. Kate  Epilogue.","brand":"Stanford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405534601559,"sku":"9780804735902","price":77.35,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780804735902.jpg?v=1730492759","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/trapped-in-the-cold-war-9780804735902","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}