At the abyss : an insider's history of the Cold War by Reed, Thomas C, Bush, George, 1924-2018 instant download

At the abyss : an insider's history of the Cold War by Reed, Thomas C, Bush, George, 1924-2018 instant download

ix, 368 pages : 25 cm, An unvarnished view of America's fight against Communism, from the end of WWII to the closing of the Strategic Air Command, Introduction by George H.W. Bush, 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, Includes bibliographical references and index, \"A Presidio Press book.\" ; Ballantine Books