an insider's history of the Cold War Reed, Thomas C. creator Bush, George 1924- text nyu New York Presidio Press/Ballantine Books c2004 2004 1st ed. monographic eng

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ix, 368 p. : ill., 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. 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. Thomas C. Reed. Introduction by George H.W. Bush. "A Presidio Press book." ; Ballantine Books. Includes bibliographucal references and index. n-us--- e-ur--- 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 D843 .R37 2004 327.73047 REA 0891418210 2004300901 http://www.loc.gov/catdir/bios/random056/2004300901.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/random052/2004300901.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0620/2004300901-s.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/bios/random056/2004300901.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/description/random052/2004300901.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0620/2004300901-s.html JTB 040701 20170521173719.0 13643276