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Cold War: A Captivating Guide to the Cold War and Space Race Between the United States and Soviet Union
- Narrated by: Jason Zenobia
- Length: 6 hrs and 37 mins
- Categories: Education & Learning, Education
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Publisher's Summary
If you want to discover the captivating history of the Cold War and Space Race, then pay attention...
Two captivating manuscripts in one audiobook:
- The Cold War: A Captivating Guide to the Tense Conflict Between the United States of America and the Soviet Union Following World War II
- The Space Race: A Captivating Guide to the Cold War Competition Between the United States and Soviet Union to Reach the Moon
Some of the topics covered in part one of this audiobook include:
- Berlin: The Lines Have Been Drawn
- Stemming the Tide of Communism in East Asia
- Fighting the Soviets for Supremacy in Space
- How the Cold War Calculus Affected the Middle East
- Cuba, Vietnam, and Increasing Social Unrest
- An East African Cold War
- Cold War Secrets and a Place Called Area 51
- Soviets, Afghanistan, and a Little Bit of SALT
- Ronald Reagan and the Evil Empire
- Poland, a Polish Pope, and Cold War Solidarity
- Star Wars: The Biggest Bluff in History
- The Cold War Comes to a Close
- And much, much, more!
Some of the topics covered in part two of this audiobook include:
- The End of World War II, the Fate of German Scientists, and the Future of an Unassuming Ukrainian
- Americans Play Catchup
- Different Approaches to Getting the First Men in Space
- The First Men in Space
- JFK’s Resolve and Prediction of the Ultimate Win - Reaching the Moon
- The Three Primary NASA Programs
- The First Spacewalks
- The First Successful Spacecraft Docking
- Apollo 11 - One Small Step for Man
- Those Who Gave Their Lives
- The Long, Bumpy Road to Coordination
- And much, much more!
So if you want to learn more about the Cold War and Space Race, get this audiobook now!
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