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A military history of the Cold War, 1944-1962 /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: House, Jonathan M. (Jonathan Mallory), 1950-
Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Norman, OK : University of Oklahoma Press, [2012]
Subjects:
Cold War.
Military history, Modern > 20th century.
HISTORY / Military / Other.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Military Science.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Prologue: a tale of three cities
  • Origins, interests, and forces
  • The Greek Civil War
  • Armed forces in an atomic age
  • Confrontations and alliances
  • The Chinese Civil War
  • The Korean Conflict
  • European alliances and armaments
  • The Philippines and Taiwan
  • The twenty-year war: France, Indochina, and Algeria
  • The decline of empires
  • The United States enters the Middle East
  • Nuclear nightmares
  • Four confrontations, 1960-1962
  • The Cuban Missile Crisis
  • Conclusion
  • Acronyms, abbreviations, and other terms.