War of the black heavens : the battles of Western broadcasting in the Cold War / Michael Nelson ; with a foreword by Lech Walesa
1997, First Edition. Syracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press. Fine cloth copy in a near fine, very slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and sharp-cornered. Item #338077
Physical description; xx, 277 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-254) and index. Contents; Foreword / Lech Walesa -- 1. Prologue -- 2. The Start of the Cold War (1945-1947) -- 3. The beginning of the age of Jamming (1947-1950) -- 4. Starting RFE and RL (1950-1953) -- 5. Uprisings (1953-1956) -- 6. The beginnings of Detente (1956-1963) -- 7. Other major broadcasters -- 8. Clearer airwaves (1963-1968) -- 9. Czechoslovak invasion and after (1968-1979) -- 10. Solidarity (1979-1989) -- 11. Revolutions (1989) -- 12. Epilogue : Gorbachev listens to the voices. Subjects; British Broadcasting Corporation History. Radio Free Europe History. Radio Liberty (Munich, Germany) History. Voice of America (Organization) History. British Broadcasting Corporation History. Radio Free Europe History. Radio Liberty (Prague, Czech Republic) History. Voice of America (Organization) History. Radio Liberation (Munich, Germany) History. Radio Liberty History. British Broadcasting Corporation. Radio Free Europe. Radio Liberty (Prague, Czech Republic). Voice of America (Organization). Radio Liberty (Munich, Germany). Radio Liberty History. Radio Liberty (Munich, Germany) History. Radio Liberation (Munich, Germany). Radio in propaganda History 20th century. International broadcasting History 20th century. Cold War History. Propaganda, Anti-communist. Radio in propaganda History 20th century. International broadcasting History 20th century. Cold War History. Propaganda, Anti-communist. International broadcasting Political aspects. Propaganda, Anti-communist. Radio in propaganda. Broadcasting. Great Britain. Broadcasting. Great Britain. Cold War (1945-1990). International communications. Propaganda. Radio. Genres; Bibliography. Illustrated.
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