Bibliograph

Fallout, spies, superbombs, and the ultimate Cold War showdown, Steve Sheinkin

Type

Label

Fallout, spies, superbombs, and the ultimate Cold War showdown, Steve Sheinkin

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-332) and index

Illustrations

mapsillustrationsphotographs

Index

index present

Intended audience

Ages 10-14, Roaring Brook PressGrades 7-9, Roaring Brook Press

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Fallout

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Steve Sheinkin

Sub title

spies, superbombs, and the ultimate Cold War showdown

Summary

"As World War II comes to a close, the United States and the Soviet Union emerge as the two greatest world powers on extreme opposites of the political spectrum. After the United States showed its hand with the atomic bomb in Hiroshima, the Soviets refuse to be left behind. With communism sweeping the globe, the two nations begin a neck-and-neck competition to build even more destructive bombs and conquer the Space Race. In their battle for dominance, spy planes fly above, armed submarines swim deep below, and undercover agents meet in the dead of night. The Cold War game grows more precarious as weapons are pointed towards each other, with fingers literally on the trigger. The decades-long showdown culminates in the Cuban Missile Crisis, the world's close call with the third-and final-world war"--, Provided by publisher

Target audience

juvenile

resource.variantTitle

Spies, superbombs, and the ultimate Cold War showdown

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