Books and the Cold War
I grew up during the “Cold War.” Young folks today may not realize what it was like back then. While they certainly have their own demons to deal with (e.g., domestic threats to democracy, the remnants of Covid’s devastation of civic life, and increasingly erratic weather patterns) things were pretty scary back then, too.
Threat of nuclear annihilation was a constant. The significance of “duck and cover” exercises was not lost on grade school kids who watched TV or B-grade sci-fi movies about radiation-induced monsters. I distinclty remember listening to radio reports during the Cuban Missile Crisis in our suburban Columbus Ohio home’s basement and wondering how long we would survive after an attack on nearby Lockbourne Air Force Base.
For good or ill my interest in that period of history has continued and has influenced my book reading. Here are the books I’ve reviewed on my web site that deal with aspects of the Cold War:
Copyright (c) 2024 by Dennis D. McDonald
