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Cold war : building for nuclear confrontation 1946-1989 / Wayne D. Cocroft and Roger J.C. Thomas ; edited by P.S. Barnwell.

Title
Cold war : building for nuclear confrontation 1946-1989 / Wayne D. Cocroft and Roger J.C. Thomas ; edited by P.S. Barnwell.
Author
Cocroft, Wayne
Publication
Swindon : English Heritage, 2003.

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Additional Authors
  • Barnwell, P. S.
  • Thomas, Roger J. C.
Description
xvi, 281 p. : ill. (some col.), maps; 28 cm.
Subject
  • Bunkers (Fortification) > England > History > 20th century
  • Military bases, American > England > History > 20th century
  • Military bases, British > History > 20th century
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 270-274) and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
The Cold War : military and political background -- MAD : "Mutually Assured Destruction" -- The United States "umbrella" -- Early warning and detection -- Warning of ballistic missile attack -- The response : air defence -- Observation and monitoring -- The home front -- The "white heat" of defence technology -- The legacy of the Cold War : an international perspective.
ISBN
1873592698
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library