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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

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Cold War Soldier: Life on the Front Lines of the Cold War (Large Print 16 Pt Edition) (Large Print Edition)

Cold War Soldier: Life on the Front Lines of the Cold War (Large Print 16 Pt Edition) (Large Print Edition)

Burke, Terry Stoney

Paperback

Military BiographiesArmed ForcesGeneral World History

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ISBN10: 1038721601
ISBN13: 9781038721600
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant
Published: Mar 31 2017
Pages: 318
Weight: 0.89
Height: 0.79 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
The danger of participating in live-fire exercises and a Christmas spent in a military prison are described in detail in this graphic picture of military life at the height of the Cold War. ''''From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic, an 'iron curtain' has descended across the continent.'''' These words, uttered by Winston Churchill in 1946, heralded the beginning of the Cold War. In this first-hand account of a NATO soldier, Terry Stoney Burke paints a graphic picture of military life at the height of the Cold War. From the trials and tribulations of basic training, through his progress of becoming an infantryman and explosive specialist, to his posting in Germany, his pull no punches narrative tells the sometimes humorous, often poignant, story of life as a common soldier. Cold War Soldieris not a book for veterans alone. Burkes explanations of military procedures, weapons, and army life strike a happy balance between reminding ex-servicemen of things they knew but may have forgotten, and creating a clear picture for the military novice.

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