MARC Record from Library of Congress

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001 2012008651
003 DLC
005 20140116130424.0
008 120316s2012 okub b 001 0 eng
010 $a 2012008651
020 $a9780806142623 (hbk. : alk. paper)
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dDLC
050 00 $aD842.2$b.H68 2012
082 00 $a355.0209/045$223
100 1 $aHouse, Jonathan M.$q(Jonathan Mallory),$d1950-
245 12 $aA military history of the Cold War, 1944-1962 /$cJonathan M. House.
260 $aNorman, OK :$bUniversity of Oklahoma Press,$cc2012.
300 $axiv, 546 p. :$bmaps ;$c24 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 509-534) and index.
505 0 $aPrologue: a tale of three cities -- Origins, interests, and forces -- The Greek Civil War -- Armed forces in an atomic age -- Confrontations and alliances -- The Chinese Civil War -- The Korean Conflict -- European alliances and armaments -- The Philippines and Taiwan -- The twenty-year war: France, Indochina, and Algeria -- The decline of empires -- The United States enters the Middle East -- Nuclear nightmares -- Four confrontations, 1960-1962 -- The Cuban Missile Crisis -- Conclusion -- Acronyms, abbreviations, and other terms.
650 0 $aCold War.
650 0 $aMilitary history, Modern$y20th century.