An apt title. This novel makes you shiver detailing the coldness of people, nature and war. All the major nations again play this stupid game not willing to learn from the tragedies of the past or the resulting circumstances of the present. The only oddity is the probability of the same families meeting each other so many times. But still it seems like a very real possibility. The research is so thorough and the scenarios are so authentic that you can feel part of those eras.