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Awaiting armageddon : how Americans faced the Cuban Missile Crisis / Alice L. George.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
George, Alice L., 1952-
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962.
Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962--Social aspects.
Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962--Public opinion.
Civil defense--United States--History--20th century.
Civil defense.
Nuclear warfare--Social aspects--United States--History--20th century.
Nuclear warfare.
Cold War--Social aspects--United States.
Cold War.
Public opinion--United States--History--20th century.
Public opinion.
United States--Social conditions--1960-1980.
United States.
United States--Politics and government--1961-1963.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (497 p.)
Place of Publication:
Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, c2003.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
Awaiting Armageddon: How Americans Faced the Cuban Missile Crisis
Contents:
The shadow of death
Bunker mentality
Ready or not
The looking glass
Politics and strategy
Children of the Cold War.
Notes:
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [171]-232) and index.
ISBN:
9798890877659
9780807861615
0807861618
OCLC:
823387919

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