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Cold War Plans That Never Happened - 1945-91 (Paperback)
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Cold War Plans That Never Happened - 1945-91 (Paperback)
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Loot Price R469
Discovery Miles 4 690
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From a NATO nuclear attack on the Soviet Union to a Warsaw Pact
land assault on Western Europe; from building an electric fence
between North and South Vietnam to building a US base on the moon;
it may all sound unlikely, but during the Cold War these operations
and others were seriously considered by both sides. Cold War Plans
That Never Happened tells the stories of some of the most secret
and outrageous operations that were conceived, many of which would
have changed the course of history; from the US plan to oust
Guatemalan President Jacobo Arbenz and Chiang Kai Shek's plans to
re-invade China from Taiwan, to experiments in psychokinesis. On an
entry-by-entry basis, this book explains the context of each
planned operation and explores whether it might have been
successful, and what the impact might have been if it had gone
ahead. Arranged by continents, the book includes easy-to-read
factboxes, informing the reader of the date, intended purpose and
forces involved. In addition there are rare photographs and
illustrations to demonstrate that these were real operations
seriously considered by the planning staffs. Authoritatively
written and with more than 250 colour and black-and-white
photographs, maps and illustrations, Cold War Plans That Never
Happened will prove fascinating to anyone interested in twentieth
century history.
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