The stories of some of the most secret and outrageous operations that
were conceived, many of which would have changed the course of
history
From a NATO nuclear attack on the Soviet Union to a Warsaw Pact land
assault on Western Europe; from building an electric fence between North and
South Vietnam to building a
US base on the moon; it may all sound
unlikely, but during the Cold War these operations and others were seriously
considered by both sides.
Cold War Plans That Never Happened tells the stories of some of the
most secret and outrageous operations that were conceived, many of which would
have changed the course of history; from the US plan to oust Guatemalan
President Jacobo Arbenz to Chiang Kai Shek’s plans to re-invade China from
Taiwan to experiments in psychokinesis. On a spread-by-spread basis, this book
explains the context of each planned operation and explores whether it might
have been successful, and what the impact might have been if it had gone ahead.
Arranged by continents, the book includes easy-to-read factboxes, informing the
reader of the date, intended purpose and forces involved. In addition there are
rare photographs and illustrations to demonstrate that these were real
operations seriously considered by the planning staffs.
Authoritatively written and with more than 250 colour and
black-and-white photographs, maps and illustrations, Cold War Plans That Never
Happened will prove fascinating to anyone interested in Twentieth Century
history.
