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| Cold War: Building for Nuclear Confrontation 1946-89 | 
 enlarge | Authors: Wayne D. Cocroft, Roger J.c. Thomas
Publisher: English Heritage
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 44670
Media: Paperback
Edition: New Ed
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 281
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 10.8 x 8.5 x 1
ISBN: 1873592817
Dewey Decimal Number: 930
EAN: 9781873592816
Publication Date: January 10, 2005
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 The Definitive Cold War Book August 3, 2007
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This has to be the best English Heritage book written. The content is comprehensive, informative and very well organised. It is essentially a field survey of all cold war structures built in Britain. It is arranged into structured chapters which form a historical timeline from the end of WW2 to the when the Berlin wall came down.
There is a brief history of why the cold war came about and how Britain started to invest in re-building its post-war defences. Chapters cover all aspects of the type of structures built and how they were operated.
The book covers:
Bunkers, airfields, air defence systems (Bloodhound missiles sites to over the horizon Radar installations), Nuclear missile storage and launch sites, observation posts, the defence industry, civil defence systems and local Government organisation command posts.... the list goes on to form a completely detailed and comprehensive insight into what the public didn't know about.
There is something for everyone - from someone who is mildly curious to the complete bunker geek. The text is accompanied by excellent photos and detailed cut-away drawings.
An excellent book to read - both intriguing and chilling, considering how much thought was put into building the structures listed....
 Archaeology at last September 28, 2005
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
At last a book that addresses some of the more important issues surrounding the preservation of Cold War monuments. A well researched series of topics that are both easy to read and informative. Nice one EH!!
A must for anybody interested in the Cold War. July 18, 2005
10 out of 10 found this review helpful
Firstly I have to get the one reservation I have about this book off my chest.
Possibly because it was produced by English Herritage the coverage of Cold War structures outside England is rather patchy.
For example the book does not acknowledge the existance of the late '80s era bunker built at Cultybraggan near Stirling, while it does include the very similar one at Chilmark in England. That said, this book is worth every one of the 5 stars I've given it (it was worth getting just to see the Blue Streak silo drawing!).
Much of the information in it is new, or at least not all that well known. Moreover, if the stuctures shown in the book continue to be lost it may be one of the few records of their existance. Perhaps a book that highlights the archictecture of this very important part of our recent history will help towards preserving as much of it as possible. Highly recommended.
The Best May 11, 2005
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
This is by far the best book covering the cold war I have seen. The photographs and illustrations are excellant and many of them are previously unpublished. The book covers the origins of the cold war, Briains development and early deployment of the nuclear deterrent, US bases including a fantastic detailed artist cutaway of a Greenham Common cruise missile quick reaction alert bunker, radar development, air defence, civilian government bunkers, UKWMO and ROC bunkers and cold war research stations. Well worth it.
Definitive and Amazing November 23, 2004
15 out of 15 found this review helpful
What an amazing book! This book was worth every single penny, not something that can be said of a lot of books on the market today. Absolutely ram-packed with fascinating declassified detail, some of it quite technical for those specifically interested, but all of it nonetheless well laid-out in attractive, presentable and most importantly, very readable format. Packed with lots of photographs, top notch archaeological drawings of bunkers, radar posts etc and ephemera, this book is the definitive study of Britain's Cold War. Well done to the team behind this book, putting into concrete form a period that is now - thankfully - history (Strewth, that makes me feel old!). Go buy today and see for yourself how close we all came to oblivion - and how pointless - and how much money - was spent on one of the more embarrassing and depressing points of human history. I cannot recommend this book enough - it will become a sought after collector's book. You will not be disappointed!
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