This is a story about cold war soldiers/warriors using intellect rather than arms to confront the enemy. The enemy being the soviet union and their eastern european subordinates who intended to occupy and rule all of europe. These are the recollections and memories of one of those cold war warriors. He reminisces, as he awaits aboard a troop ship docked in new yorkharbor to muster out of the united states army. He is returning from germany where he served as a signals intelligence analyst assigned to an intelligence gathering and processing unit. It encompasses the time from the latter part of world war ii through the height of the cold war in the early 1960s.
In this book you will learn:High-resolution illustrations of key events, people and places focused on the numerous battles and conflicts during the cold war.In-depth backstory of each illustration, allowing you to increase your knowledge while coloring and become familiar with facts that will leave you speechless!Fascinating "did you know?" Trivia lists that will amaze you with surprising information about nato, soviet union, nuclear triad, and more!Challenging quizzes that will put you to the test all your recently acquired knowledge.
The cold war was the dominant global conflict of the twentieth century. This volume begins with a discussion of the war's roots, both deep and recent. It analyzes the early years of the war, immediately following world war ii. It looks at the major events of the war and considers some of the themes that defined it as a military, economic, and cultural phenomenon. It closes with an examination of the collapse of the soviet union in 1991 and a detailed timeline of the war.
