Defcon-2; Standing on the Brink of Nuclear War During the Cuban Missile Crisis

Published by John Wiley & Sons, Inc, Hoboken, NJ, 2006

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xxiv, [2], 384, [6] pages. Foreword by Tom Clancy. Glossary. Technical Notes. Maps. Illustrations. Appendix A-D. Notes. Bibliography. Index. DJ has slight wear and soiling. Norman Polmar is a prominent author specializing in the naval, aviation, and intelligence areas. He has led major projects for the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. Navy, and foreign governments. His professional expertise has served three Secretaries of the U.S. Navy and two Chiefs of Naval Operations. He is credited with 50 published books, including eight previous editions of Ships and Aircraft of the U.S. Fleet and four editions of Guide to the Soviet Navy. Polmar writes a column for Proceedings and was editor of the United States and several other sections of the annual publications of Jane's Fighting Ships. In 2019, the Naval Historical Foundation awarded Polmar the Commodore Dudley W. Knox Naval History Lifetime Achievement Award. Spy-satellite and aerial-reconnaissance photos reveal that one of the United States' bitterest enemies may be acquiring weapons of mass destruction and the means to use them against the American homeland. Administration officials refuse to accept intelligence professionals' interpretation of these images and order an end to spy missions over the offending nation. More than a month later, after vicious infighting, the president orders the spy missions to resume. The new photos reveal an array of ballistic missiles, capable of carrying nuclear warheads and striking deep within U.S. territory. It appears that the missiles will be fully operational within one week. This is the true story of the most terrifying moment in the 45-year Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union: the Cuban Missile Crisis. DEFCON-2 tells this tale as it has never been told before-from both sides, with the help of declassified U.S. and Soviet documents, and interviews with former spies, military figures, and government officials.…

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Title
Defcon-2; Standing on the Brink of Nuclear War During the Cuban Missile Crisis
Author
Polmar, Norman and Gresham, John D.
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons, Inc, Hoboken, NJ
Publication year
2006
Condition
Very good
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Very good
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
First Printing [Stated].
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