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Price, Denis

 
9781452062174: Cuba
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 145206217X ISBN 13 : 9781452062174
Editeur : AuthorHouse, 2010

Synopsis

It is October 1962 and Cuban-based Soviet missiles point menacingly at the US. The threat of a nuclear Armageddon looms as Kennedy and Khruschev sit eyeball to eyeball. Deep in his command bunker, Codes and Cypher NCO Dan sees the confrontation as the end of his hopes of an early discharge. A veteran of the atomic test programme, he knows first hand the effects of nuclear destruction. His life is complicated by his growing relationship with Ellie the nurse and his concerns over the health of his friend, Ernie. The hedonistic lifestyle he shares with other service personnel is fuelled by regular indoctrination of the horrors of nuclear war - in contrast with local civilian indifference. In the final days of October the crisis reaches its denoument resulting in a resolution of Dan's future, but not in the way he expected.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

It is October 1962 and Cuban-based Soviet missiles point menacingly at the US. The threat of a nuclear Armageddon looms as Kennedy and Khruschev sit eyeball to eyeball. Deep in his command bunker, Codes and Cypher NCO Dan sees the confrontation as the end of his hopes of an early discharge. A veteran of the atomic test programme, he knows first hand the effects of nuclear destruction. His life is complicated by his growing relationship with Ellie the nurse and his concerns over the health of his friend, Ernie. The hedonistic lifestyle he shares with other service personnel is fuelled by regular indoctrination of the horrors of nuclear war - in contrast with local civilian indifference. In the final days of October the crisis reaches its denoument resulting in a resolution of Dan's future, but not in the way he expected.

Biographie de l'auteur

Following intensive language training, Denis Price served in the Middle East and West Berlin with RAF Signals Intelligence. As a freelance journalist in civilian life, he regularly contributes to a regional BBC website on contemporary history and Cold War topics Alongside Richard Hand, he co-wrote Leopard 223, a Cold War drama based on his military experiences. He has an MA in Literature and Creative writing from Leeds University.

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Éditeur
AuthorHouse
Date d'édition
2010
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
145206217X
ISBN 13 
9781452062174
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
68
Coordonnées du fabricant
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ISBN 10 :  0887481515 ISBN 13 :  9780887481512
Editeur : Carnegie Mellon Univ Pr, 1993
Couverture souple