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Hardcover The Cold War: A History Book

ISBN: 0312241836

ISBN13: 9780312241834

The Cold War: A Military History

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A preeminent Cold War scholar writes insightfully of the historic effects of the military build-up brought on by the Cold War and its concomitant effect on strategy. of photos. This description may be from another edition of this product.

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Customer Reviews

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Rated 4 stars
Title of Book is Misleading

The author did a disservice to himself by incorrectly stating in the title of the book that it was a history of the cold war. The book is not, unlike the title might suggest, a history of the cold war. The book does not cover anything much outside of Europe and really does not touch on the political issues of the time. What the book does give you is a very detailed and interesting review of the U.S., NATO and Warsaw...

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Rated 4 stars
An Encyclopedia, Not a Narrative

This book is more of an encyclopedic listing of major weapons systems deployed by the United States and the Soviet Union than a proper history. Such a reference is certainly needed and this one is pretty comprehensive. Unfortunately, what is really needed is a true encyclopedia, complete with photographs, diagrams and extensive cross-references. This book is not it. One gets the sense that Miller was originally trying...

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