Cold War Long Island

Author : Christopher Verga, Karl Grossman
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2021
Category : History
ISBN : 9781467148573

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Cold War Long Island by Christopher Verga, Karl Grossman Pdf

By the close of World War II, Long Island had transformed from a rural corridor to a suburban behemoth. The region became a nationally recognized manufacturing and innovation hub for the military and possessed one of the fastest-growing middle-class populations in the country. But behind the manicured lawns and cookie-cutter cape homes, locals were adapting to new Cold War conflicts and facing anxieties of a potential nuclear fallout. Secret nuclear missile sites and classified government laboratories were established on the outskirts of Suffolk County, often among unaware residents. Soviet spy rings traversed across the island, seeking to steal industry secrets and monitor military installations. Author Christopher Verga and veteran journalist Karl Grossman bring to life the often overlooked history of the Cold War era in Nassau and Suffolk Counties.

Author : Christopher Verga,Karl Grossman
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2021-10-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9781439673751

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Cold War Long Island by Christopher Verga,Karl Grossman Pdf

By the close of World War II, Long Island had transformed from a rural corridor to a suburban behemoth. The region became a nationally recognized manufacturing and innovation hub for the military and possessed one of the fastest-growing middle-class populations in the country. But behind the manicured lawns and cookie-cutter cape homes, locals were adapting to new Cold War conflicts and facing anxieties of a potential nuclear fallout. Secret nuclear missile sites and classified government laboratories were established on the outskirts of Suffolk County, often among unaware residents. Soviet spy rings traversed across the island, seeking to steal industry secrets and monitor military installations. Author Christopher Verga and veteran journalist Karl Grossman bring to life the often overlooked history of the Cold War era in Nassau and Suffolk Counties.

Author : Glen Williford,Leo Polaski
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : History
ISBN : 0738536237

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Long Island's Military History by Glen Williford,Leo Polaski Pdf

Long Island's location and terrain gave it a significant role in defending the United States for over two hundred years. Forming the eastern shore of New York City's harbor, Long Island provided sites for seaward defense, while its flat, grassy plain was an ideal location for airfields. Many fortifications, encampments, and defense factories were built on Long Island. Long Island's Military History-with more than two hundred vintage photographs-traces this unique history, beginning with the battle of Long Island in 1776 and continuing through the cold war into the 1980s. This fascinating visual history tells of places such as Roosevelt Field and Plum Island, whose military uses have been forgotten; Camp Wikoff and Hazelhurst Field, short-lived military sites; and Grumman and Republic, names once associated only with combat aircraft.

Author : Andrew L. Johns,Mitchell B. Lerner
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2018-08-10
Category : History
ISBN : 9780813175744

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The Cold War at Home and Abroad by Andrew L. Johns,Mitchell B. Lerner Pdf

From President Truman's use of a domestic propaganda agency to Ronald Reagan's handling of the Soviet Union during his 1984 reelection campaign, the American political system has consistently exerted a profound effect on the country's foreign policies. Americans may cling to the belief that "politics stops at the water's edge," but the reality is that parochial political interests often play a critical role in shaping the nation's interactions with the outside world. In The Cold War at Home and Abroad: Domestic Politics and US Foreign Policy since 1945, editors Andrew L. Johns and Mitchell B. Lerner bring together eleven essays that reflect the growing methodological diversity that has transformed the field of diplomatic history over the past twenty years. The contributors examine a spectrum of diverse domestic factors ranging from traditional issues like elections and Congressional influence to less frequently studied factors like the role of religion and regionalism, and trace their influence on the history of US foreign relations since 1945. In doing so, they highlight influences and ideas that expand our understanding of the history of American foreign relations, and provide guidance and direction for both contemporary observers and those who shape the United States' role in the world. This expansive volume contains many lessons for politicians, policy makers, and engaged citizens as they struggle to implement a cohesive international strategy in the face of hyper-partisanship at home and uncertainty abroad.

Author : Brad Kolodny
Publisher : State University of New York Press
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2022-03-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781438487243

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The Jews of Long Island by Brad Kolodny Pdf

In an engaging narrative, The Jews of Long Island tells the story of how Jewish communities were established and developed east of New York City, from Great Neck to Greenport and Cedarhurst to Sag Harbor. Including peddlers, farmers, and factory workers struggling to make a living, as well as successful merchants and even wealthy industrialists like the Guggenheims, Brad Kolodny spent six years researching how, when, and why Jewish families settled and thrived there. Archival material, including census records, newspaper accounts, never-before-published photos, and personal family histories illuminate Jewish life and experiences during these formative years. With over 4,400 names of people who lived in Nassau and Suffolk counties prior to the end of World War I, The Jews of Long Island is a fascinating history of those who laid the foundation for what has become the fourth largest Jewish community in the United States today.

Author : Christopher Verga
Publisher : History Press
Page : 162 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2021-02-22
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1540246043

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World War II Long Island by Christopher Verga Pdf

Long Island was transformed from a pastoral rural community to a modern suburban behemoth by playing an integral role in the homefront of World War II. Dozens of Nazi spies infiltrated industry throughout the island and communicated industrial secrets back to Germany as the FBI chased them down. Long Island held the record for producing the most fighter planes in the country with the rapid rebirth of its aviation sector. Five Medal of Honor recipients called the region home. At the close of the war, the United Nations established itself in a weapons factory in Lake Success. Author Christopher Verga charts the rise of Long Island and its role in World War II.

Author : Richard Ned Lebow,Janice Gross Stein
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 556 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 1995-07-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9780691019413

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We All Lost the Cold War by Richard Ned Lebow,Janice Gross Stein Pdf

In the 1980s, Soviet evidence suggests, the Reagan arms buildup delayed rather than hastened the accommodation Gorbachev desired for internal political reasons. Both nations, the authors argue, expended lives and resources out of all reasonable proportion to their legitimate security interests, with destabilizing consequences that persist today.

Author : Michael Dobbs
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 350 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2007-12-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9780307427557

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Saboteurs by Michael Dobbs Pdf

In 1942, Hitler's Nazi regime trained eight operatives for a mission to infiltrate America and do devastating damage to its infrastructure. It was a plot that proved historically remarkable for two reasons: the surprising extent of its success and the astounding nature of its failure. Soon after two U-Boats packed with explosives arrived on America's shores–one on Long Island, one in Florida–it became clear that the incompetence of the eight saboteurs was matched only by that of American authorities. In fact, had one of the saboteurs not tipped them off, the FBI might never have caught the plot's perpetrators–though a dozen witnesses saw a submarine moored on Long Island. As told by Michael Dobbs, the story of the botched mission and a subsequent trial by military tribunal, resulting in the swift execution of six saboteurs, offers great insight into the tenor of the country--and the state of American intelligence--during World War II and becomes what is perhaps a cautionary tale for our times.

Author : Odd Arne Westad
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2005-10-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9780521853644

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The Global Cold War by Odd Arne Westad Pdf

The Cold War shaped the world we live in today - its politics, economics, and military affairs. This book shows how the globalization of the Cold War during the last century created the foundations for most of the key conflicts we see today, including the War on Terror. It focuses on how the Third World policies of the two twentieth-century superpowers - the United States and the Soviet Union - gave rise to resentments and resistance that in the end helped topple one superpower and still seriously challenge the other. Ranging from China to Indonesia, Iran, Ethiopia, Angola, Cuba, and Nicaragua, it provides a truly global perspective on the Cold War. And by exploring both the development of interventionist ideologies and the revolutionary movements that confronted interventions, the book links the past with the present in ways that no other major work on the Cold War era has succeeded in doing.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Long Island (N.Y.)
ISBN : WISC:89082578816

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Long Island Forum by Anonim Pdf

Author : Hourly History
Publisher : Hourly History
Page : 50 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2016-11-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781537584829

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Cold War by Hourly History Pdf

The Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union lasted from the end of World War II until the end of the 1980s. Over the course of five decades, they never came to blows directly. Rather, these two world superpowers competed in other arenas that would touch almost every corner of the globe. Inside you will read about... ✓ What Was the Cold War? ✓ The Origins of the Cold War ✓ World War II and the Beginning of the Cold War ✓ The Cold War in the 1950s ✓ The Cold War in the 1960s ✓ The Cold War in the 1970s ✓ The Cold War in the 1980s and the End of the Cold War Both interfered in the affairs of other countries to win allies for their opposing ideologies. In the process, governments were destabilized, ideas silenced, revolutions broke out, and culture was controlled. This overview of the Cold War provides the story of how these two countries came to oppose one another, and the impact it had on them and others around the world.

Author : John T. Downey,Thomas Christensen,Jack Downey
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2022-08-30
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780231552950

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Lost in the Cold War by John T. Downey,Thomas Christensen,Jack Downey Pdf

In 1952, John T. “Jack” Downey, a twenty-three-year-old CIA officer from Connecticut, was shot down over Manchuria during the Korean War. The pilots died in the crash, but Downey and his partner Richard “Dick” Fecteau were captured by the Chinese. For the next twenty years, they were harshly interrogated, put through show trials, held in solitary confinement, placed in reeducation camps, and toured around China as political pawns. Other prisoners of war came and went, but Downey and Fecteau’s release hinged on the United States acknowledging their status as CIA assets. Not until Nixon’s visit to China did Sino-American relations thaw enough to secure Fecteau’s release in 1971 and Downey’s in 1973. Lost in the Cold War is the never-before-told story of Downey’s decades as a prisoner of war and the efforts to bring him home. Downey’s lively and gripping memoir—written in secret late in life—interweaves horrors and deprivation with humor and the absurdities of captivity. He recounts his prison experiences: fearful interrogations, pantomime communications with his guards, a 3,000-page overstuffed confession designed to confuse his captors, and posing for “show” photographs for propaganda purposes. Through the eyes of his captors and during his tours around China, Downey watched the Great Leap Forward, the Cultural Revolution, and the drastic transformations of the Mao era. In interspersed chapters, Thomas J. Christensen, an expert on Sino-American relations, explores the international politics of the Cold War and tells the story of how Downey and Fecteau’s families, the CIA, the U.S. State Department, and successive presidential administrations worked to secure their release.

Author : Paul Bailey
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 1962
Category : Long Island
ISBN : COLUMBIA:CU54296706

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Early Long Island by Paul Bailey Pdf

Author : Andrew Long
Publisher : Europe@War
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2021-07-15
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1914377109

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Cold War Berlin: an Island City. Vol 2 by Andrew Long Pdf

For many in East Germany, Walter Ulbricht's 'Workers' & Peasants' State' was not the Communist paradise he had promised. His population was leaving in their droves and he demanded radical action.

Author : Paul Bailey
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1958
Category : Long Island (N.Y.)
ISBN : WISC:89067606186

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Colonial Long Island by Paul Bailey Pdf