Description: Cold War Oklahoma Oklahoma might seem like an unexpected place for Cold War tensions to boil over, but the state played a key role in a conflict that threatened global annihilation. Altus Air Force Base served as a hub for twelve intercontinental ballistic missile launch sites; in 1964, a missile housed at the Frederick site exploded, although the nuclear warhead remained unaffected. Ordinary citizens lived under the shadow of nuclear war as well. A former OU faculty member accused of committing espionage for the Soviet Union fled the country, while a SWOSU professor dug his own fallout shelter in Weatherford--by hand. During the Cuban Missile Crisis, an emergency siren malfunction sent terrified Elk City parents scurrying to local schools to pick up their children. Landry Brewer presents a fascinating cross-section of the era, from top-level strategy to the details of daily life.
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
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Item must be returned within: 30 Days
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Brand: Unbranded
MPN: 9781467142250
Book Title: Cold War Oklahoma
Item Length: 9in.
Item Height: 0.3in.
Item Width: 6in.
Author: Landry Brewer
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Topic: Sociology / General, Military / Wars & Conflicts (OTHER), United States / State & Local / Southwest (Az, NM, Ok, Tx), American Government / State
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
Publication Year: 2019
Genre: History, Social Science, Political Science
Item Weight: 0.7 Oz
Number of Pages: 144 Pages
