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Cold War Long Island / Christopher Verga & Karl Grossman.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Verga, Christopher, author.
- Grossman, Karl, author.
- Series:
- Military Series.
- Military
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Cold War--History--20th century.
- Cold War.
- Long Island (N.Y.)--History--20th century.
- Long Island (N.Y.).
- Long Island (N.Y.)--Social life and customs--20th century.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (157 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Charleston, SC : The History Press, 2021.
- Summary:
- By the close of World War II, Long Island had transformed from a rural corridor to a suburban behemoth. The region became a nationally recognized manufacturing and innovation hub for the military and possessed one of the fastest-growing middle-class populations in the country. But behind the manicured lawns and cookie-cutter cape homes, locals were adapting to new Cold War conflicts and facing anxieties of a potential nuclear fallout. Secret nuclear missile sites and classified government laboratories were established on the outskirts of Suffolk County, often among unaware residents. Soviet spy rings traversed across the island, seeking to steal industry secrets and monitor military installations. Author Christopher Verga and veteran journalist Karl Grossman bring to life the often overlooked history of the Cold War era in Nassau and Suffolk Counties.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- 1. Lake Success Failures at the United Nations
- 2. Birth of Levittown, America: Living on the Edge
- 3. Military Industrial Complex of Long Island
- Republic Aviation
- Grumman
- 4. Long Island's Race to the Moon
- 5. Secret Weapons and Human Experiments
- Brookhaven National Laboratory
- Plum Island
- 6. Russian Spies in the Shadows of Suburbia
- 7. Buildup of Military and Nuclear Missile Bases on Long Island
- 8. America's Cold War Conflicts Become Wars
- 9. Eroded Trust and the Rise of Long Island's Rust Belt
- Long Island Officials Question Authority
- "I Died in Vietnam and Did Not Know It"
- Long Island's Rust Belt
- Notes
- About the Authors.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (EBook Central, viewed June 3, 2025).
- ISBN:
- 9781439673751
- 1439673756
- OCLC:
- 1281987253
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