{"title":"Barbara Emerson","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBarbara Emerson\u003c\/strong\u003e offers deeply researched historical narratives that bring to life the complexities of key moments and figures in history. Her works blend meticulous scholarship with engaging storytelling, making them essential reading for anyone interested in political and military history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect evocative explorations of significant conflicts and the personalities that shaped them, such as in \u003cem\u003eThe First Cold War\u003c\/em\u003e. Emerson’s writing provides insight into the strategies, ideologies, and human experiences behind historical events.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"the-first-cold-war-by-barbara-emerson-9781805260578","title":"The First Cold War","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBritain and Russia maintained a frosty civility for a few years after Napoleon's defeat in 1815. However, by the 1820s, their relations degenerated into constant acrimonious rivalry over Persia, the Ottoman Empire, Central Asia – the Great Game – and, towards the end of the century, East Asia.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe First Cold War\u003c\/i\u003e presents for the first time the Russian perspective on this 'game', drawing on the archives of the Tsars' Imperial Ministry. Each world power became convinced of the expansionist aims of the other and considered these to be at its own expense. When one was successful, the other upped the ante, and so it went on. London and St Petersburg were at war only once in the 1800s, during the Crimean War. Yet, Russophobia and Anglophobia became ingrained on each side, as these two great empires hovered on the brink of hostilities for nearly 100 years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNot until Britain and Russia recognised that they had more to fear from Wilhelmine Germany did they largely set aside their rivalries in the Anglo-Russian Convention of 1907, which also had major repercussions for the balance of power in Europe. Before that came a century of competition, diplomacy, and tension, lucidly charted in this comprehensive new history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47487594529004,"sku":"9781805260578","price":79.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/d9c219286e352401ac94d3d99576a014.jpg?v=1775772958"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/barbara-emerson.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}