Dangerous Games: Faces, Incidents, and Casualties of the Cold War

Dangerous Games: Faces, Incidents, and Casualties of the Cold War

Dangerous Games: Faces, Incidents, and Casualties of the Cold War

Dangerous Games: Faces, Incidents, and Casualties of the Cold War

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Overview

The Cold War was only cold in that the major powers, the U.S. and the Soviet Union, did not engage in a nuclear war. But during that period (1945-1991) there were wars, spying, shoot downs of numerous reconnaissance aircraft, captures of U.S. military personnel, murders, defections, a space race with men put in orbit and an eventual moon landing. Dangerous Games: Faces, Incidents and Casualties of the Cold War is a return to that era. This book contains many unknown and long-since forgotten stories of that period. With the resurgence of Russia, and its aggressive handling of the Georgian situation, Eastern European countries have become increasingly alarmed that Russia is attempting to recreate a sphere of influence over satellite states of the former Soviet Union. To add to the mounting tension with the West, Russia in its attempt to become a world power once again, has already begun to show its flag in the Western Hemisphere. Considering that we may be facing a second Cold War, this book is a timely reminder of some notable incidents from the intense political period following the end of the Second World War.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781612514529
Publisher: Naval Institute Press
Publication date: 04/15/2010
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 264
File size: 5 MB

About the Author

James E. Wise Jr., a former naval aviator, intelligence officer, and Vietnam veteran, retired from the U.S. Navy as a captain. His books include The Silver Star, The Navy Cross, Stars in Blue and U-505, among many others. He lives in Alexandria, VA. metropolitan area. Scott Baron, a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War and former law enforcement officer in California, is the author of They Also Served: Military Biographies of Uncommon Americans and coauthor, with Wise, of The Silver Star, The Navy Cross and Women at War.
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