Ice and snow in the Cold War, histories of extreme climatic environments: edited by J. Herzberg, C. Kehrt and F. Torma, 2018, Oxford, Berghahn, viii+322 pp., $135/£ 99 (hardback), ISBN: 978-1-78533-986-8.

Ice and snow in the Cold War, histories of extreme climatic environments: edited by J. Herzberg, C. Kehrt and F. Torma, 2018, Oxford, Berghahn, viii+322 pp., $135/£ 99 (hardback), ISBN: 978-1-78533-986-8 The book opens up these discussions and more, illustrating the numerous meanings, functions and use of the cold environment in a condensed and place-bound manner, showing why the Poles became an important area of study during the Cold War. These studies emphasised the concern and the special status the cold environment commanded during the Cold War. [Extracted from the article]