At the abyss
Subtitle: an insider's history of the Cold War
By: Thomas C. Reed.
Contributors: Bush, George, 1924-
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Presidio Press/Ballantine Books
Published: 2004
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 368
Subjects: Cold War; World politics -- 1945-1989; United States -- Foreign relations -- Soviet Union; Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- United States; United States -- Foreign relations -- 1945-1989; United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1989
Description: An unvarnished view of America's fight against Communism, from the end of WWII to the closing of the Strategic Air Command.
Notes: Includes bibliographucal references and index.
Introduction by George H.W. Bush.
"A Presidio Press book." ; Ballantine Books.
Table of contents: title: Communist takeovers and makeovers; title: The fifties unfold; title: The Paparazzi pilots; title: Howard Hughes supplies the props; title: Rockets and missiles; title: Sputnik and the missile gap; title: Nuclear weapons and the Soviet Union; title: The American cyberskippers; title: The resumption of nuclear tests; title: Getting started in Vietnam; title: Winter on the Spanish coast; title: Dawn of the information age; title: The Air Force recovers from Vietnam; title: Inefficiency kills, empires as well as people; title: President Reagan sets up the checkmate; title: Ghost stories from the Reagan White House; title: The queen of hearts; title: Cheney, Powell, and the nuclear genie; title: The closers; title: The Soviet solstice; title: The heroes; title: Closing down.