Description Between the end of the Second World War and the collapse of Communism confrontation with the Soviet Union was an everyday reality.
As part of Nato's response, Scotland played a key role in the alliance's forward maritime defence strategy, aimed at containing the Soviet threat from naval and air forces.
During this period 10 per cent of the UK's naval and air forces were based in Scotland, and there was a substantial US presence as well as top secret satellite and comm.
Birlinn Facing the bear: scotland and the cold war, hardcover/trevor royle
