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1983 : the world at the brink
- Title
- 1983 : the world at the brink / Taylor Downing.
- Author
- Downing, Taylor
- Publication
- London : Little, Brown, 2018.
- ©2018
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Details
- Description
- 391 pages : illustrations; 25 cm
- Summary
- "1983 was a supremely dangerous year - even more dangerous than 1962, the year of the Cuban Missile Crisis. In the US, President Reagan massively increased defence spending, described the Soviet Union as an 'evil empire' and announced his 'Star Wars' programme, calling for a shield in space to defend the US from incoming missiles. Yuri Andropov, the paranoid Soviet leader, saw this as a sign of American aggression and convinced himself that the US really meant to attack the Soviet Union. When a Soviet fighter shot down Korean Airlines flight KAL 007 after the latter strayed off course, Reagan described it as a 'terrorist act' and 'a crime against humanity.' The temprature was rising fast. ... This is a ... largely unknown Cold war story of spies and double agents, of missiles being readied, of intelligence failures and misunderstandings and of the panic of world leaders."--Back cover.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 351-375) and index.
- Contents
- Prologue -- 1. Reagan -- 2. Andropov -- 3. Reagan rearms -- 4. Operation RYaN -- 5. Star wars -- 6. Lack of intelligence -- 7. Double agents -- 8. PSYOPS -- 9. Shootdown -- 10. Outcry -- 11. False alerts -- 12. Truck bomb -- 13. Kremlin paranoia -- 14. Able Archer 83 -- 15. Combat alert -- 16. Night -- 17. "really scary' -- 18. Spy wars -- 19. Pay-off -- 20. Endgames -- Epilogue.
- Call Number
- JFE 18-5806
- ISBN
- 9781408710524
- 1408710528
- 9781408710531
- 1408710536
- OCLC
- 987428952
- Author
- Downing, Taylor, author.
- Title
- 1983 : the world at the brink / Taylor Downing.
- Publisher
- London : Little, Brown, 2018.
- Copyright Date
- ©2018
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 351-375) and index.
- Other Form:
- ebook version : 9781408710517
- Research Call Number
- JFE 18-5806