| Portion of title |
Spies, superbombs, and the ultimate Cold War showdown |
| Contents |
Prologue: The paperboy -- Part 1: Two hollow coins. Cold warrior -- Hollow coin #1 -- The super -- The long game -- The worst spy -- The turtle and the dragon -- Early warning -- Secret world -- We will bury you -- Man or monster? -- Hollow coin #2 -- Zugzwang -- Alive and kicking -- Center stage -- Little boy blue -- Part 2: The hedgehog and the pants. Origin story -- First pitch -- The countdown -- Over America -- The Bay of Pigs -- The headless spy -- Light the candle -- Vienna -- Time to start -- The Berlin Wall -- Human race -- Out of the East -- The decision -- Part 3: Eyeball to eyeball. Grave issues -- Special weapons -- Milk run -- Bullfighter -- Pretty bad fix -- Your move -- The Cuban missile crisis -- If time permits -- Blink -- Knot of war -- Final offer -- First shot -- Moscow time -- Rematch -- Epilogue: Choose your own ending. |
| Abstract |
"As World War II comes to a close, the United States and the Soviet Union emerge as the two greatest world powers on extreme opposites of the political spectrum. After the United States showed its hand with the atomic bomb in Hiroshima, the Soviets refuse to be left behind. With communism sweeping the globe, the two nations begin a neck-and-neck competition to build even more destructive bombs and conquer the Space Race. In their battle for dominance, spy planes fly above, armed submarines swim deep below, and undercover agents meet in the dead of night. The Cold War game grows more precarious as weapons are pointed towards each other, with fingers literally on the trigger. The decades-long showdown culminates in the Cuban Missile Crisis, the world's close call with the third-and final-world war"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references pages (323-332) and index. |
| Interest age level |
Ages 10 and up |
| Interest grade level |
Grades 6 and up |
| Audience |
890 Lexile |
| Study program note |
Accelerated Reader AR |
| Awards note | Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Honor, 2022 |
| Genre/form | Informational works. |
| Genre/form | History. |
| Genre/form | Juvenile works. |
| Genre/form | Informational works. |
| LCCN | 2021019729 |
| ISBN | 9781250149015 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | 1250149010 (hardcover) |
