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Author:

Bougie, Matt.

Title:

Strategic inventions of the Cold War / Matt Bougie.

Publisher:

Cavendish Square

Copyright Date:

2016

Description:

112 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Military art and science--History--20th century.
Cold War.
Nuclear warfare--Social aspects.
Technological innovations--United States--Social aspects.
Nuclear weapons--Social aspects.
United States--History--20th century.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 106-107) and index.

Contents:

Introduction: setting the scene -- A new kind of war -- Troubles rising -- Introducing intercontinental ballistic missiles -- The advent of television -- Meet the Abrams Tank -- The effects of the war on everyday Americans -- Into a new era -- Glossary.

Summary:

"In the years following World War II, a new kind of war gripped the world. This was not a war fought on a battlefield but a war fought in the mind and through willpower and demonstrations of strength. The Cold War, as this conflict became known, lasted from the 1950s to the 1980s. It was a time that saw many new technologies emerge. Among them were ballistic missiles, the M1 Abrams tank, and the television. This book details the events of the Cold War, the need for these technologies, and the impact these advancements had on societies of the past as well as today" -- from Amazon.com.

Series:

Tech in the trenches

ISBN:

1502610221 (library bound) :
9781502610225 (library bound) :

LCCN:

2015026866

Locations:

KWPE446 -- Mount Pleasant Public Library (Mount Pleasant)