1983: The World at the Brink 1983: The World at the Brink Taylor Downing Little, Brown2018Hardback400pp Illustrated232x152mm 9781408710524 Product Code: 507869 Details While the Cuban Missile Crisis is remembered as a period when Cold War tension peaked, the world came nearer to destruction in 1983 – the year of Reag... DetailsBackDetailsWhile the Cuban Missile Crisis is remembered as a period when Cold War tension peaked, the world came nearer to destruction in 1983 – the year of Reagan’s ‘Evil Empire’ speech and Star Wars programme, when the Soviets shot down the Korean flight KAL 007, and a NATO exercise unnerved Andropov into believing war had started for real. Drawing on hundreds of recently discovered documents, this book reveals how genuine the threat of nuclear catastrophe became.Read moreRead less publ £20.00now £8.99 Qty Qty123 Add to Basket CategoriesHistoryContemporary HistoryTagsInternational relationsPostwar 20th century to c2000The Cold War