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The Cold War defense of the United States : strategy, weapon systems and operations / John E Bronson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Bronson, John E., 1954- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Strategic weapons systems.
- History.
- United States--Defenses.
- United States.
- Defenses.
- Strategic weapons systems--United States--History--20th century.
- Cold War.
- Military readiness.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- v, 266 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2019]
- Summary:
- "During the Cold War the U.S., as part of its defense strategy against the Soviet Union, was forced to establish means of massive long-range attack in response to Soviet advancements in weaponry. This book shows how these defenses evolved from fledgling stop-gap measures into a complex fabric of interconnected combinations of high-tech equipment"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Politics and motivations
- Defending against attack by airplanes
- Defense against submarines
- The U.S. establishes strategic deterrence
- Results and conclusions
- Where does that leave us?
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9781476677200
- 1476677204
- OCLC:
- 1059552774
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