Innocents Abroad: How We Won the Cold War
- ISBN-10
- 0761808345
- ISBN-13
- 9780761808343
- Series
- Innocents Abroad
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 320
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1997
- Publisher
- University Press of America
- Authors
- John H. Esterline, Mae H. Esterline
Description
Light-heartedly describes the goals and adventures of the Esterlines as they studied the history and learned the customs and mindsets of the peoples and cultures of India, Ceylon (Sri Lanka), Egypt, Syria, and the Philippines. John Esterline was an officer in the United States Information Service during the Cold War period. No index. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
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