Cold War Football: A History in Ten Matches (460)

Cold War Conversations by Ian Sanders

Jun 12, 202652:51Society & Culture

The Cold War was a huge battle for hearts and minds — a true “people’s war.” But where did the “people’s game” fit into it? In their new book, Cold War Football: A History in Ten Matches, Tony Shaw and Alan McDougall exp...

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