| Learning to Love the Bomb: Canada's Nuclear Weapons During the Cold War Contributor(s): Maloney, Sean M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1574886169 ISBN-13: 9781574886160 Publisher: Potomac Books OUR PRICE: $26.96 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: August 2007 Annotation: In "Learning to Love the Bomb," Sean M. Maloney explores the controversial subject of Canada??'s acquisition of nuclear weapons during the Cold War. Based on newly declassified Canadian and U.S. documents, it examines policy, strategy, operational, and technical matters and weaves these seemingly disparate elements into a compelling story that finally unlocks several Cold War mysteries. For example, while U.S. military forces during the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis were focused on the Caribbean Sea and the southeastern United States, Canadian forces assumed responsibility for defending the northern United States, with aircraft armed with nuclear depth charges flying patrols and guarding against missile attack by Soviet submarines. This defensive strategy was a closely guarded secret because it conflicted with Canada??'s image as a peacekeeper and therefore a more passive member of NATO than its ally to the south. It is revealed here for the first time. The place of nuclear weapons in Canadian history has, until now, been a highly secret and misunderstood field subject to rumor, rhetoric, half-truths, and propaganda. "Learning to Love the Bomb" reveals the truth about Canada??'s role as a nuclear power. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Canada - Post-confederation (1867-) - History | Modern - 20th Century - History | Military - Nuclear Warfare |
| Dewey: 355.021 |
| LCCN: 2006034892 |
| Physical Information: 1.69" H x 6.34" W x 9.26" (1.98 lbs) 400 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Canadian - Chronological Period - 1950-1999 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In Learning to Love the Bomb, Sean M. Maloney explores the controversial subject of Canada's acquisition of nuclear weapons during the Cold War. Based on newly declassified Canadian and U.S. documents, it examines policy, strategy, operational, and technical matters and weaves these seemingly disparate elements into a compelling story that finally unlocks several Cold War mysteries. For example, while U.S. military forces during the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis were focused on the Caribbean Sea and the southeastern United States, Canadian forces assumed responsibility for defending the northern United States, with aircraft armed with nuclear depth charges flying patrols and guarding against missile attack by Soviet submarines. This defensive strategy was a closely guarded secret because it conflicted with Canada's image as a peacekeeper and therefore a more passive member of NATO than its ally to the south. It is revealed here for the first time. The place of nuclear weapons in Canadian history has, until now, been a highly secret and misunderstood field subject to rumor, rhetoric, half-truths, and propaganda. Learning to Love the Bomb reveals the truth about Canada's role as a nuclear power. |
Contributor Bio(s): Maloney, Sean M.: - Sean M. Maloney is a professor of history at the Royal Military College of Canada and served as the Canadian Army's historian for the war in Afghanistan from 2003 to 2014. He is the author of Enduring the Freedom: A Rogue Historian in Afghanistan (Potomac Books, 2005) and Learning to Love the Bomb: Canada's Nuclear Weapons during the Cold War (Potomac Books, 2007). |