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A military history of the Cold War, 1962-1991 / Jonathan M. House.

Author/creator House, Jonathan M. (Jonathan Mallory), 1950- author.
Format Book and Print
Publication Info Norman : University of Oklahoma Press, [2020]
Descriptionxiv, 450 pages : maps ; 24 cm.
Subject(s)
Series Campaigns and commanders ; volume 70
Campaigns and commanders. ^A517504
Contents The Opposing Forces at Halftime -- Postcolonial Africa, 1960-1988 -- Latin America, 1960-1988 -- The South Asian Rimlands, 1958-1975 -- Second Indochina War: The Problem, 1954-1967 -- Second Indochina War: The Results, 1968-1975 -- Sideshow in the Levant: The Arab-Israeli Conflicts, 1967-2000 -- Civil Defense and Civil Disorders -- Détente and Neglect, 1969-1979 -- The Year of Disasters, 1979-1980 -- American Renewal -- Schadenfreude for the Soviets -- Weapons of Mass Destruction -- Conflict in the 1980s -- The End.
Abstract "An integrated survey and analysis of a complex period of semi- and wholesale warfare during the Cold War, which explores the process by which politicians and military officers designed, organized, resourced, and deployed military organizations to deter or conduct conflicts within the context of the global antagonism between East and West."-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2020007886
ISBN9780806167084 hardcover
ISBN0806167084 hardcover

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