Iron Curtain: The Crushing of Eastern Europe, 1944-1956

From Barnes & NobleAnne Applebaum (Gulag; Between East and West) zeroes in on what could be the most neglected story of the Cold War: The brutal subjugation of Eastern Europe by Stalinist Russia. Rendered with the drama and detail that make her works so fascinating and authoritative, Iron Curtain is a rare treat for serious readers.





Library JournalSlate and Washington Post columnist Applebaum won a Pulitzer for Gulag, so you can bet that a lot of folks will be anticipating her next book. Here she explains how the Soviet Union, suddenly in control of the countries of Eastern Europe after World War II, turned them into communist regimes. Applebaum not only dug into newly opened archives but conducted interviews, which should give this book a personal feel.