War of the Black Heavens: The Battles of Western Broadcasting in the Cold War

War of the Black Heavens: The Battles of Western Broadcasting in the Cold War
ISBN-10
0815604793
ISBN-13
9780815604792
Category
Social Science
Pages
298
Language
English
Published
1997-12-01
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Author
Michael Nelson

Description

Former Reuters journalist Nelson maintains that Western radio institutions such as Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty were unrivaled forces in the fight against communism and the fall of the Iron Curtain. Covering the period from the first Bolshevik broadcast in 1917 through the failed Soviet coup of 1991, Nelson describes the history of the stations, the efforts of communist governments to jam broadcasts, and the role of radio in introducing a forbidden and exciting culture to citizens of communist countries. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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