Description |
342 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm |
Note |
Ages 10-14 Roaring Brook Press. |
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Grades 7-9 Roaring Brook Press. |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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. |
Audience |
Ages 10-14 Roaring Brook Press. |
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Grades 7-9 Roaring Brook Press. |
Subject |
Cuban Missile Crisis, 1962 -- Juvenile literature.
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Cold War -- Juvenile literature.
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Espionage, American -- Soviet Union -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
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Espionage, Soviet -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature.
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United States -- Foreign relations -- Soviet Union -- Juvenile literature.
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Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- United States -- Juvenile literature.
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Local Subject |
REBECCA CAUDILL AWARD [2024 NOMINEE]
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Added Title |
Spies, superbombs, and the ultimate Cold War showdown |
ISBN |
9781250149015 |
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1250149010 |
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