Book! Movie! The literary genesis of the Cold War nuclear crisis film -- Purity of essence I : the nuclear leader and the psychological dimension in fact and fiction -- Purity of essence II : the men and the mission -- Purity of essence III : the LeMay-Power Deterrent Campaign and Dr. Strangelove -- Peace is our profession : General Thomas Power and nuclear crisis behavior -- Theatre of war : fighting in the war room -- Plan R : positive control, airborne alert, and the nuclear crisis films -- Strategic underground command : the ICBM Force in film and history -- Dr. Strangelove goes to sea : Cold War nuclear naval operations on film
Summary
"'Deconstructing Dr. Strangelove' examines how well the Cold War crisis films stack up against historical reality, or at least as much of that reality as we can reconstruct with confidence"-- Provided by publisher
