As present-day political and military hostilities between Russia and the West threaten to escalate, The Cold War looks back at a global drama that positioned the world on the brink of nuclear Armageddon. Published 30 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall and the collapse of Communism in Europe that led to the end of the Cold War, it is a graphic account of a confrontation that encompassed moments of high tension, such as the Berlin Crisis of 1961, the Cuban Missile Crisis of 1962 and the nuclear alerts of 1973 and 1983. Written by leading defence analyst, Dr Norman Friedman, The Cold War is a fully illustrated account of this period of crisis, subterfuge and power. Showing rare documents, such as a 1963 nuclear attack protection booklet produced for homeowners by the British government, and an official pack for US troops passing through Checkpoint Charlie, the reader can witness events as they unfolded. The result is a vivid account of a historical period that is echoed in today's geopolitical climate. The Cold War is the perfect companion with which to examine the events of this tense period of history - events that resonate ever strongly in this modern era of paranoia and surveillance.

The Cold War

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Norman-Friedman

Military

Carlton Books Ltd.

New Directions in U.S. Defense Policy (Annals of the American Academy of Political & Social Science)

Richard H. Shultz

David Blair

Ilana Kass

Anthony M. Cordesman

Charles M. Perry

David S. Yost

John O. Marsh Jr.

William F. Burns

Vincent Davis

Amer Academy of Political &

An expert in naval strategic research examines the capabilities of modern warships and the processes and military and technological factors underlying their design and development

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Mayflower Books

Super destroyers: The big destroyers built in the 1930s for Britain, France, Germany, Italy, Japan and the United States (Warship special)

Anthony J. Watts

ANTONY PRESTON

Jacques Mordal

David, Lyon

Antony Preston [Editor]

Elio Ando

John Roberts [Illustrator]

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Engineering & Transportation

Engineering

Conway Maritime Press

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Transportation

Naval_Institute_Press

What happened to this important warship over the last century is the subject of this book, the only account of the U.S. cruiser development based on internal navy files. It presents a complete history of cruiser design at a level of detail accuracy never before approached.

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Science & Math

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Naval Inst Pr

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