The Cold War

Encompassing such conflicts as the Cuban Missile Crisis, The Cold War captures moments when the world stood on the brink of Armageddon. Written by a leading American defense analyst, this gripping history features 60 photographs and documents from the Imperial War Museum and other collections. They include a 1963 nuclear attack protective booklet produced by the British government and the official pack for US troops passing through Berlin's Checkpoint Charlie.

Info autore

Norman Friedman

Riassunto

A compact and graphic account of the long-running global drama: The Cold War.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Dr Norman Friedman, Norman Friedman
• Editore: Headline Book
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 31.08.2019
• EAN: 9780233005911
• ISBN: 978-0-233-00591-1
• Pagine: 128
• Dimensioni: 126 mm x 196 mm x 18 mm
• Peso: 160 g
• Illustrazioni: 60 b&w photos and illus
• Serie: The Compact Guide
• Categorie: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Tematiche generali, enciclopedie; HISTORY / Military / General, HISTORY / World, military history, Military history: post WW2 conflicts, HISTORY / United States / 20th Century, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, General and world history, Military history: post-WW2 conflicts, Cold wars and proxy conflicts, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / General