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Cold War Virginia

By Christopher Sturdevant

Cold War Virginia Politics & History

Cold War Virginia

By Christopher Sturdevant

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The Commonwealth played a central role in United States involvement during the Cold War. With doomsday planning operations underway for World War III, the location of the Pentagon, CIA and other federal agencies established Northern Virginia as an epicenter of decision-making. As Virginia military bases readied for a potential surprise attack by the Soviet Union, local research facilities played a paramount role in the Space Race. In 1960, the Soviet Union's shoot-down of U-2 pilot Francis Gary Powers, a Virginia native, created a superpower crisis of epic proportions. Cold War historians Francis Gary Powers Jr. and Christopher Sturdevant tell these and other tales of espionage, heroism and betrayal.--
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
176
Release Date:
2024-07-01
Publication Date:
2024-07-01
Publisher:
Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1467156655
ISBN13:
9781467156653
Weight:
388 g
Height:
150 cm
Width:
227 cm
Thickness:
11 cm
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