At the Abyss
An Insider's History of the Cold War
New York : Presidio Press/Ballantine Books, [2004]
Format: Book
Edition: First edition.
Description: ix, 368 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
An unvarnished view of America's fight against Communism, from the end of WWII to the closing of the Strategic Air Command.
Contents:
Communist takeovers and makeovers -- The fifties unfold -- The Paparazzi pilots -- Howard Hughes supplies the props -- Rockets and missiles -- Sputnik and the missile gap -- Nuclear weapons and the Soviet Union -- The American cyberskippers -- The resumption of nuclear tests -- Getting started in Vietnam -- Winter on the Spanish coast -- Dawn of the information age -- The Air Force recovers from Vietnam -- Inefficiency kills, empires as well as people -- President Reagan sets up the checkmate -- Ghost stories from the Reagan White House -- The queen of hearts -- Cheney, Powell, and the nuclear genie -- The closers -- The Soviet solstice -- The heroes -- Closing down.
Subjects:
Cold War.
World politics -- 1945-1989.
United States -- Foreign relations -- Soviet Union.
Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- United States.
United States -- Foreign relations -- 1945-1989.
United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1989.
Cold War.
World politics -- 1945-1989.
United States -- Foreign relations -- Soviet Union.
Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- United States.
United States -- Foreign relations -- 1945-1989.
United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1989.
ISBN:
0891418210
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
HISTORY Modern Rec | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Nonfiction | Out (Due: 5/14/2024) |
Introduction by George H.W. Bush.
"A Presidio Press book." ; Ballantine Books.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"A Presidio Press book." ; Ballantine Books.
Includes bibliographical references and index.