Cold War, 1946 to 1991 : operations manual : insights into surviving ideological conflict, mutual assured destruction, and the nuclear apocalypse /
by Ware, Pat.
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BookPublisher: Yeovil, Somerset : Haynes, 2016Description: 156 pages : illustrations (black and white, and colour), maps (black and white) ; 28 cm.ISBN: 9781785210532 (hbk.) :; 178521053X (hbk.) :.Classification number: 623 WARSubject(s): Military engineering -- History -- 20th century | Cold War -- Engineering and construction | Warfare and Defence | Warfare and DefenceSummary: For 50 years after the Second World War the nations of the earth stood on the edge of nuclear warfare, with few doubting that should the Cold War turn hot, neither side could emerge victorious. Pat Ware describes the background to the Cold War, the East-West arms race, the insanity of 'mutual assured destruction' (MAD), preparations taken against the real possibility of nuclear war, and the complete lack of any credible civil defence measure. He also examines the massive infrastructure and organisation required to maintain a credible Cold War stance.
| Item type | Current library | Collection | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds | |
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| Book - Adult Hardback | Crosby Library | Adult Non-Fiction | 623 WAR (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | 002946379X |
Includes bibliographical references and index.
For 50 years after the Second World War the nations of the earth stood on the edge of nuclear warfare, with few doubting that should the Cold War turn hot, neither side could emerge victorious. Pat Ware describes the background to the Cold War, the East-West arms race, the insanity of 'mutual assured destruction' (MAD), preparations taken against the real possibility of nuclear war, and the complete lack of any credible civil defence measure. He also examines the massive infrastructure and organisation required to maintain a credible Cold War stance.
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