{"product_id":"9781910682524-cold-war-scotland","title":"Cold War Scotland","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cp\u003eScotland’s unique geography and topography provided a useful base for Allied military preparations during the Cold War. This book explores Scotland’s critical position on the front line.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eScotland’s unique geography and topography provided a useful base for Allied military preparations during the Cold War, a 40-year nuclear stand-off between the USA and the Soviet Union ending with the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis book accompanies an exhibition at the National Museum of Scotland (13 July-26 January 24) which explores Scotland’s critical position on the front line.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eScots played active roles as soldiers, within intelligence services and as part of voluntary civil defences. Also drawn on is Scotland’s rich history of Cold War-era protest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe physical legacy of the Cold War is revealed too – the ruined bases, forgotten bunkers and decommissioned nuclear power stations still evident across the Scottish landscape.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41735852032097,"sku":"9781910682524","price":18.47,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_28058214.jpg?v=1722281420","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781910682524-cold-war-scotland","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}