| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
ix, 368 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm |
| Note |
Introduction by George H.W. Bush. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Note |
"A Presidio Press book." ; Ballantine Books. |
| Subject |
Cold War.
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Cold War (1945-1989) |
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United States -- Foreign relations -- Soviet Union.
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United States. |
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International relations. |
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Soviet Union. |
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Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- United States.
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World politics -- 1945-1989.
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World politics. |
| Chronological Term |
1945-1989 |
| Subject |
United States -- Foreign relations -- 1945-1989.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1989.
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Politics and government. |
| Added Author |
Bush, George, 1924-2018.
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| ISBN |
0891418210 |
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