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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
ISBN-10
1476760381
ISBN-13
9781476760384
eBay Product ID (ePID)
13038399036
Product Key Features
Book Title
Brink : President Reagan and the Nuclear War Scare of 1983
Number of Pages
400 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Military / Nuclear Warfare, United States / 20th Century, Military / Strategy, Military / United States, International Relations / General, International Relations / Treaties, Europe / General
Publication Year
2019
Genre
Political Science, History
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
1.2 in
Item Weight
13.2 Oz
Item Length
8.4 in
Item Width
5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
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Synopsis
"An informative and often enthralling book...in the appealing style of Tom Clancy" ( Kirkus Reviews ) about the 1983 war game that triggered a tense, brittle period of nuclear brinkmanship between the United States and the former Soviet Union. What happened in 1983 to make the Soviet Union so afraid of a potential nuclear strike from the United States that they sent mobile ICBMs (intercontinental ballistic missiles) into the field, placing them on a three-minute alert Marc Ambinder explains the anxious period between the United States and the Soviet Union from 1982 to 1984, with the "Able Archer '83" war game at the center of the tension. With astonishing and clarifying new details, he recounts the scary series of the close encounters that tested the limits of ordinary humans and powerful leaders alike. Ambinder provides a comprehensive and chilling account of the nuclear command and control process, from intelligence warnings to the composition of the nuclear codes themselves. And he affords glimpses into the secret world of a preemptive electronic attack that scared the Soviet Union into action. Ambinder's account reads like a thriller, recounting the spy-versus-spy games that kept both countries--and the world--in check. From geopolitics in Moscow and Washington, to sweat-caked soldiers fighting in the trenches of the Cold War, to high-stakes war games across NATO and the Warsaw Pact, "Ambinder's account of a serious threat of global annihilation...is spellbinding...a masterpiece of recent history" ( Publishers Weekly , starred review). The Brink serves as the definitive intelligence, nuclear, and national security history of one of the most precarious times in recent memory and "shows the consequences of nuclear buildups, sometimes-careless language, and nervous leaders. Now, more than ever, those consequences matter" ( USA TODAY ).
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- _***a (30)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseItem arrived definitely not in the “very good” condition that was described. This could easily be attributed to extremely poor packing. (Wrapping a thin hardcover book in nothing but a plastic shipping bag is just asking for it to get bent.) However, seller was fast to ship, responsive to communication, and offered a fair settlement and/or refund without trouble. So it was still an overall positive experience.Puerto Rico The Island of Enchantment (English Version) - hardcover Mark Dre... (#388306985319)