Books, Arts & Manners

This War Called Peace, by Brian Crozier, Drew Middleton, and Jeremy Murray-Brown (Universe, 307 pp., $17.95)

It’s simply amazing how little we know our enemy after forty years of cold war. “Bargaining” with the Soviets still means the maximum American concession that can be made without embarrassment. We speak of “the success of the talks,” while they think in terms of the success of the Soviets. Both sides usually get what they seek.

This War Called Peace, by Brian Crozier, Drew Middleton, and Jeremy Murray-Brown (Universe, 307 pp., $17.95)

It’s simply amazing how little we know our enemy after forty years of cold war. “Bargaining” with the Soviets still means the maximum American concession that can be made without embarrassment. We speak of “the success of the talks,” while they think in terms of the success of the Soviets. Both sides usually get what they seek.