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Cold War Hot: Alternative Decisions of the Third World War
Cold War Hot Alternative Decisions of the Third World War Author:Peter G. Tsouras, Peter Tsouras It was in the Third World that the ambitions and fears of the two Cold War superpowers were played out--Korea, Vietnam, Egypt and Syria, Afghanistan. The authors of this book make real such terrifying possibilities as Korea or the 1967 War dragging in both superpowers. "Cold War Hot" vividly brings to life these and many other alternate scenario... more »s, taking the reader behind the scenes at momentous moments in history. In showing what could have happened, the authorsleading historians of the period--show how precarious the Cold War peace actually was, and how little it would have taken to tip the balance into World War III.« less