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

mapsillustrations

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

Oclc number

1255525554

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

Table Of Contents

Prologue: The paperboy -- Part 1: Two hollow coins. Cold warrior -- Hollow coin #1 -- The super -- The long game -- The worst spy -- The turtle and the dragon -- Early warning -- Secret world -- We will bury you -- Man or monster? -- Hollow coin #2 -- Zugzwang -- Alive and kicking -- Center stage -- Little boy blue -- Part 2: The hedgehog and the pants. Origin story -- First pitch -- The countdown -- Over America -- The Bay of Pigs -- The headless spy -- Light the candle -- Vienna -- Time to start -- The Berlin Wall -- Human race -- Out of the East -- The decision -- Part 3: Eyeball to eyeball. Grave issues -- Special weapons -- Milk run -- Bullfighter -- Pretty bad fix -- Your move -- The Cuban missile crisis -- If time permits -- Blink -- Knot of war -- Final offer -- First shot -- Moscow time -- Rematch -- Epilogue: Choose your own ending

Target audience

juvenile

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Fall outSpies, superbombs, and the ultimate Cold War showdown

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