Britain's Cold War - Softcover

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For nearly forty years the world stood on the edge of nuclear war, a spectre that was to remain until 1991. The Cold War was more than just an arms race; it was a conflict of ideologies. East and West practiced war by proxy, supporting factions around the world, culminating in 1979 in the disastrous Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. Strategically placed just off the coast of Europe, Britain stood on the front line. As it was widely predicted that any war between NATO and the Warsaw Pact would take place on the European continent, Britain very quickly became a major strategic landmass. But how did the Government intend to defend our island home? What provisions were made for our continued existence? and what evidence survives today?

Britain's Cold War investigates the secret world of government preparation for the end of civilisation as we knew it. Many sites are illustrated here for the first time as Bob Clarke covers all aspects of the Cold War from a uniquely British perspective.

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