1947 is a forgotten pivotal year in which a world order crystallized that would determine our world politics for decades. In the book 'De erfenis van 1947’ (The legacy of 1947) the authors Yannis Skalli-Housseini and Luk Van Langenhove use a variety of historical sources, including memoirs of the main protagonists, civilian diaries, newspaper accounts and declassified CIA documents to tell the story of a very special year.