An edition of Awaiting Armageddon
(2003)
Awaiting Armageddon
how Americans faced the Cuban Missile Crisis
by Alice L. George
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"Awaiting Armageddon provides the first in-depth look at this crisis as it simmered outside of government offices, where ordinary Americans realized their government was unprepared to protect itself or its citizens from the dangers of nuclear war." "In her examination of the public response to the missile crisis, the author reveals cracks in the veneer of American confidence in the early years of the space age and demonstrates how the fears generated by Cold War culture blinded many Americans to the dangers of nuclear war until it was almost too late."--Jacket.
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Civil defense, Cold War, Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962, History, Nuclear warfare, Politics and government, Public opinion, Social aspects, Social aspects of Cold War, Social aspects of Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962, Social aspects of Nuclear warfare, Social conditions, Kubakrise, Zivilbevolkerung, Sicherheitspolitik, Protection civile, Publieke opinie, Sociale aspecten, Cold War (1945-1989) fast (OCoLC)fst01754978, Cuban Missile Crisis (1962) fast (OCoLC)fst00884799, Crise de Cuba (1962), Cuba-crisis, Ost-West-Konflikt, Civil defense, united states, Nuclear warfare, social aspects, Public opinion, united states, United states, social conditions, 1960-, United states, politics and government, 1961-1963Places
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Awaiting Armageddon: How Americans Faced the Cuban Missile Crisis
September 26, 2006, The University of North Carolina Press
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Awaiting Armageddon: how Americans faced the Cuban Missile Crisis
2003, University of North Carolina Press
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Table of Contents
The shadow of death
Bunker mentality
Ready or not
The looking glass
Politics and strategy
Children of the Cold War.
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. [215]-232) and index.
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