The brink: President Reagan and the nuclear war scare of 1983
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New York : Simon & Schuster, 2018.
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Book
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First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition.
Physical Desc:
xx, 364 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
Status:
East Hampton Adult Nonfiction
355.5 AMB
Description
The incredible story of the 1983 war game that triggered a tense, brittle period of nuclear brinkmanship between the United States and the former Soviet Union.
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Cold War.
Europe -- History, Military -- 20th century.
Military maneuvers -- Europe -- History -- 20th century.
North Atlantic Treaty Organization -- History -- 20th century.
Nuclear crisis control -- History -- 20th century.
Nuclear weapons -- Government policy -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- United States.
United States -- Foreign relations -- Soviet Union.
United States -- History, Military -- 20th century.
Europe -- History, Military -- 20th century.
Military maneuvers -- Europe -- History -- 20th century.
North Atlantic Treaty Organization -- History -- 20th century.
Nuclear crisis control -- History -- 20th century.
Nuclear weapons -- Government policy -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- United States.
United States -- Foreign relations -- Soviet Union.
United States -- History, Military -- 20th century.
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Unknown
ISBN:
9781476760377, 1476760373
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-308) and index.
Description
The incredible story of the 1983 war game that triggered a tense, brittle period of nuclear brinkmanship between the United States and the former Soviet Union.
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Ambinder, M. (2018). The brink: President Reagan and the nuclear war scare of 1983. First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. New York, Simon & Schuster.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Ambinder, Marc. 2018. The Brink: President Reagan and the Nuclear War Scare of 1983. New York, Simon & Schuster.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Ambinder, Marc, The Brink: President Reagan and the Nuclear War Scare of 1983. New York, Simon & Schuster, 2018.
MLA Citation (style guide)Ambinder, Marc. The Brink: President Reagan and the Nuclear War Scare of 1983. First Simon & Schuster hardcover edition. New York, Simon & Schuster, 2018.
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