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Cold War Virginia THE HISTORY PRESS (9781467156653)

The History Press

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Military Conflict:
Cold War
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Cold War Virginia

Features

  • 176 pages
  • Illustrated throughout
  • Softcover
  • Book dimensions are 9" x 6"
The Old Dominion's defense of democracy… 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.