| Witness to the End: Cold War Revelations 1959-1969 Contributor(s): Poirier, Bernard W. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0761818456 ISBN-13: 9780761818458 Publisher: University Press of America OUR PRICE: $92.14 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2000 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - 20th Century - History | Europe - General |
| Dewey: 973.92 |
| LCCN: 00064821 |
| Physical Information: 408 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 20th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Witness to the End describes formerly secret chapters between 1959-1969 of the Cold War when the U.S. caught up to the Soviet Union's lead in rockets and missiles. Drawing on his personal experience as the Foreign Programs Officer and Assistant to the Chief Scientist, Special Projects Office for the development of the Fleet Ballistic Missiles for US Nuclear submarines, Poirier leads the reader through confrontations and secret meetings at sea, and explains why President Eisenhower and President Kennedy had to place their bets on Polaris nuclear submarines. Witness to the End also contains various recently declassified photos, including a 1956 photo from a U-2. This book will appeal to anyone interested in the history of the Cold War, in espionage, in the Holocaust, foreign intrigue, nuclear deterrence and the evolution of its doctrine in foreign affairs. |