Together with the soviet union, they were supposedly consigned to the dustbin of history. Secret weapons of the cold war by bill yenne 2005, paperback. I dont think john le carre cares much for the film, but it, like the book, has a stark simplicity, showing a cold war growing inevitably out of blurred margins of the hot one. My story of che guevara, war in the congo, and the communist threat in africa. Ten cold war novels worth reading council on foreign relations. Up until that fateful day, she was an ordinary housewife who was raised in an orphanage, had attended purdue university and was happily married to a naval officer with two children. This book is the 684th greatest nonfiction book of all time as determined by. The protatgonists in the cold war were the west, led by the united states, and the eastern bloc, led by the soviet union. It is the definitive history of the us civil war it gives equal treatment to both sides, and is more than one million words, but is never boring.
Cold war history is now magazine, podcasts, blog and books. The gun is a nonfiction book written by journalist c. United states, the soviet union, the united kingdom, france, and china, and emerging nuclear states and nuclear terrorism are also covered. Staying engaged in the effort to prevent nuclear war requires an understanding of the history of nuclear weapons and the impact their use and. When the cold war ended in 1991, nuclear weapons vanished from the minds of most americans. A fiery peace in a cold war and millions of other books are available for instant.
They are nonfiction books which relate to uranium mining, nuclear weapons. Oct 26, 2017 as such, it has to be a landmark in cold war noir. The manhattan project in postcold war new mexico 2006. See more ideas about cold war, fighter jets and strategic air command. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Im going to recommend some books on mccarthyism that deal with the effects of the cold war on us society because thats. Dec 28, 2017 when the cold war ended in 1991, nuclear weapons vanished from the minds of most americans. This epic threevolume masterpiece is to war what gibbons decline and fall of the roman empire was to history.
A year ago she discovered the truth, that everything she believed about herself and her entire life was a lie. If you want to know the facts about the cold war, you should read histories and memoirs. In the dead hand, david hoffman has uncovered some of the cold war s most persistent and consequential secretsplans and systems designed to wage war with weapons of mass destruction, and even to place the prospective end of civilization on a kind of automatic pilot. World war i, world war ii, the korean war, the cold war and the use of nuclear weapons on nagasaki and hiroshima, japan are covered. They vanished on a crisp autumn night more than decade ago. The works listed here cover a wide array of perspectives, from soldiers tasked with performing daring rescue missions to civilians trying to survive in an occupied country. In the 1950s, for instance, president eisenhower said that thermonuclear weapons were not as strong as public opinion. The cold war by john lewis gaddis an admirably lucid and comprehensive account of the nucleararmed standoff its origins and causes, its end and what happened in between. List of books and articles about cold war online research. The 14 best military nonfiction books of alltime americas. This category has the following 6 subcategories, out of 6 total.
Nuclear war, strategic air command, military records, michael collins, cold war, nonfiction books, super powers. Devils with wings 2 devils with wings recent posts. Best cold war books list of top nonfiction about the cold war. A normal life, susan truly wondered if shed ever have one again.
Command and control ranks among the most nightmarish books written in recent years. Mar 21, 2016 10 cold war novels, graphic novels, and nonfiction books to hold you over until the season premiere of the americans. So, im going to recommend some books on mccarthyism that deal with the effects of the cold war on us society because thats what i find most fascinating. Despite how one may feel about the war, the universal themes bourke exposes re. This page contains details about the nonfiction book the dead hand. Saudi arabia, iran and the struggle for supremacy in new york journal of books. Command and control is how nonfiction should be written. Ten cold war novels worth reading council on foreign.
This goes back to the era of the cold war, when the term peace was misappropriated by the superpowers. In the reagangorbachev era, the united states and the soviet union came within minutes of nuclear war, until gorbachev boldly launched a campaign to eliminate nuclear weapons, setting the stage for the 1986 reykjavik summit and the incredible events that followed. P w singer and august cole choose the best books on world war iii. Here are the weapons of the new cold war popular science. The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
The dismantling of european empires after the war led to decolonization, and the realignment of wwii allies led to conflict between superpowers. Whether youre a history buff in general or fascinated by world war ii in particular, nonfiction books about the second world war can offer you plenty of insight into this devastating conflict. Top 10 books on nuclear weapons best book recommendations. Pulitzer prizewinning author richard rhodes delivers a riveting account of the nuclear arms race and the cold war. The cold war is revisited twenty years after its ending, with the use of new archives and memories of its contemporaries. Jan 20, 2016 top 10 books about the cold war the long, nucleararmed standoff that followed the second world war was a terrifying parody of peace which inspired some brilliant literature francesca kay. Pages in category cold war fiction the following 26 pages are in this category, out of 26 total. We discuss the nuclear bomb threat and the many shocking events that took place in countries and regions all over the world during the war. Here, they choose five novels depicting a fictional world war three that served as inspiration. The 14 best military nonfiction books of alltime americas military.
When it comes to reading nonfiction works on the cold war, john gaddis is a recognised historian of the epoque. On the 20th anniversary of the fall of the berlin wall, the daily beast sorts through the best new and old books on the cold war and the fall of communism. What we have he is probably the best single reference book on cold war weapons. Prime directive, by judith and garfield reevesstevens.
Wikimedia commons has media related to weapons of the cold war. Top 10 books about the cold war the long, nucleararmed standoff that followed the second world war was a terrifying parody of peace which inspired some brilliant literature francesca kay. Score a book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. Cold war command by dan conley overdrive rakuten overdrive. Although the superpowers never came to blows, the socalled cold war was far from cold, with numerous hot proxy wars being fought in africa and the middle east. This list may not reflect recent changes learn more. This book is a well referenced account of the cias work in moscow during the cold war and not only is it an enlightening book explaining how espionage was carried out during the 1970s and 1980s, but it is also an enthralling story containing suspense, love, duty, professionalism, ingenuity, jealousy and lots of betrayal. Schlosser also looks at the cold war from a new perspective, offering history from the. Elegantly written for the general reader, it is an essential introduction. List of the best books about the cold war, including jacket cover images when available, voted on by fans of the cold war nonfiction genre. The untold story of the men who risked all for the greatest rescue mission of world war ii. Cold war command brings us as close as is possible to the r. The untold story of the cold war arms race and its dangerous legacy by david hoffman published in 2009. It was filmed a couple of years later with james mason as smiley, renamed dobbs.
Nov 05, 2014 if you want to know the facts about the cold war, you should read histories and memoirs. Two of americas leading defence experts, p w singer and august cole, turned to science fiction to explore the prospect of a future war, and how existing technology might be used in one. The cold war becomes a hot war kindle and paperback the black effect second in my cold war trilogy. Another dimension with mays new scifi and fantasy books. It was a cold casethe unsolved double murder of two teenage girls. The soviet union secretly plotted to create the dead hand, a system designed to launch an automatic retaliatory nuclear strike on the united states, and developed a fearsome biological warfare machine.
Our cold war history series looks at the great battle between the usa and ussr over more than four decades. Was it hard to come up with this list of five books on peace, given the shelves of material that there are on war. The cold war is the term used to define the period between the end of world war ii in 1945 and the ultimate collapse of the soviet union and its satellite states in 1991. Other books do aspect better such as tanks, aircraft etc but you would be hard pressed to get. A true story of cold war espionage and betrayal hoffman, david e. The cia and the raising of the k129 kindle edition by norman c. Discover the people, places, battles, and weapons of americas indochina struggl. Kindle and paperback the blue effect the cold war becomes a hot war kindle and paperback frozen sun. Wolfe also focuses on how, as the cold war progressed, the cia, in service to using the american scientific community as a weapon of propaganda, became increasingly involved in influencing or. James burton gives the inside account of what its like when the pentagon wants to develop a new weapons system. John foster dulles, allen dulles, and their secret world war, by stephen kinzerthey shaped us foreign policy for decades to come the good spy. Since the end of world war ii, the world has transformed in profound, farreaching ways. This category has the following 10 subcategories, out of 10 total.
Nuclear weapons and the cold war by mark beyer 2005, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. During the cold war, world superpowers amassed nuclear arsenals containing the explosive power of one million hiroshimas. All these conflicts employed soviet weaponry which has been captured in action in the colour and blackandwhite photographs selected for this book.
Share secret weapons of the cold war by bill yenne 2005. The greatest espionage story of the cold war by ben macintyre an extraordinary cold war spy story a screenwriter couldnt make up the brothers. Nonfiction an intimate history of killing by joanna bourke. The philosophy of nuclear deterrence kept the cold war from heating up, but initiated an arms race and would have required u. The best books on peace five books expert recommendations.
I could write a book list for foyles bookshop of three or four dozen excellent books on peace which should be there and probably are not. Top 10 books about the cold war books the guardian. The best books on peace, as recommended by veteran journalist john gittings. Covering world war i, world war ii, and the vietnam war, this book does an exceptional job illuminating the psychological aspects of wartime on those who do the killing. The part played in the cold war by the royal navys submarines still retains a great degree of mystery and, in the traditions of the silent service, remains largely shrouded in secrecy. From actionpacked eyewitness accounts such as guadalcanal diary to devastating holocaust memoirs like the diary of anne frank and night to the thrilling espionage tale of operation mincemeat, world war ii is the subject of some of the most fascinating and influential nonfiction books ever written. Sep 01, 2011 world war i, world war ii, the korean war, the cold war and the use of nuclear weapons on nagasaki and hiroshima, japan are covered.
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