Wars of the Cold War - Campaigns and Conflicts 1945-1990

Stone, David; Boxall, Michael - Editor

ISBN 10: 1857533429 / ISBN 13: 9781857533422

Edité par Brasseys, London, 2004

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336 Pages Indexed. Book and Jacket protected by Demco Polyfit vinyl since day of book purchase. The Cold War was a period of specific international tension during which, although no anticipated 'Third World War' took place, saw many wars, conflicts and armed disputes around the world, often but not always sponsored, overtly or covertly, by the rival poles of Communist Russia and capitalist America. This extensive and authoritative volume presents all the major wars of the period: Korea, Vietnam, the Falklands, the Gulf; the uprisings and revolts in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, during the 'retreat from empire'; and even the skirmishes, such as the Cuban Missile Crisis, in a form that is suitable both for reading and for reference. Indeed, it is a book that meets a major need for historians, students and professionals working in the field of international current affairs and modern history. David Stone was a serving Army officer during the Cold War years. His first book with Brassey's, First Reich, on the Franco-Prussian War was widely acclaimed. His next title, on Dien Bien Phu, appeared in the Battles in Focus series in 2004. He lives in Tiverton, Devon.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: Wars of the Cold War - Campaigns and Conflicts 1945-1990
• Éditeur: Brasseys, London
• Date de parution: 2004
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1857533429
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781857533422
• Reliure: Hard Back
• Illustrateur: Gibbons, David - Design
• Édition: Assumed First Ediiton
• État de l'article: Fine
• État de la jaquette: Fine

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Synopsis

Though the words, Cold War, refer to a period of specific international tension it is also true that the wars, conflicts and armed disputes of the period were most often influenced by, and even created because of, the existence of a 'cold war' environment - the Cold War was, in many ways, the Third World War. This extensive and authoritative volume presents all the major wars of the period - Korea, Vietnam, the Gulf, etc., the uprisings and revolts in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, etc, and even the skirmishes, such as the Cuba Missile Crisis, in a form that is suitable both for reading and for reference. Indeed, it is a book that meets a major need for historians, students and professionals working in the field of international current affairs and modern history.

À propos de l'auteur

David Stone was a serving Army officer during the Cold War years. His first book with Brassey's, FIRST REICH, on the Franco-Prussian War was widely acclaimed. His next title, on DIEN BIEN PHU will appear in the Battle in Focus series in 2004. He lives in Devon