| The Illustrated Guide to Armageddon: Britain's Cold War Contributor(s): Clarke, Bob (Author) |
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ISBN: 1445609150 ISBN-13: 9781445609157 Publisher: Amberley Publishing OUR PRICE: $29.66 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Military - Aviation - History | Modern - 20th Century |
| Dewey: 623.194 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6.5" W x 9.6" (0.97 lbs) 128 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: From the late 1940s to the fall of Communist Russia, Britain was at war. To the general public much of it was imaginary but the Cold War was real nonetheless. Flaring up in 1962, with the Cuban missile crisis and in the 1980s with the standoffs between Reagan and Thatcher on one side, with the Soviet leaders on the other. There are many remains today from 'secret' nuclear bunkers to missile sites, early-warning radar sites, huge research establishments and, of course, spy sites such as GCHQ. Bob Clarke tells the story of the myriad Cold War remains, illustrated with 150 images, most never published before. He explains the need for our defences and the consequences of nuclear war. |
Contributor Bio(s): Clarke, Bob: - Bob Clarke has worked around aviation since 1981, an expert on post-war aviation and military engineering. He is also a well know archaeologist and speaker, presenting to a number of national groups annually. He has published widely on a number of archaeological and historical themes including Britain's Cold War, The Berlin Airlift and Saxon Executions. Bob holds the post of Review Editor for the Wiltshire Archaeological and Natural History Society and is currently lecturing on archaeological and Twentieth-Century historical matters for the University of Bath. |