Red Alert

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Red Alert is a Cold War-era thriller novel by Peter George that explores the terrifying prospect of accidental nuclear war between global superpowers.

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instanceOf Cold War fiction
novel
thriller novel
adaptationType film adaptation
adaptedIntoFilmBy Stanley Kubrick
author Peter George
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
exploresConcept escalation of conflict
fail-safe mechanisms
human error in nuclear command systems
genre Cold War fiction
political fiction
thriller
war novel
hasAdaptation Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
linked to: Dr. Strangelove
influencedWork Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
linked to: Dr. Strangelove
literaryCategory 20th-century British novel
mainTheme Cold War tensions
accidental nuclear war
military command and control
nuclear deterrence
nuclear war
narrativeFocus prospect of accidental nuclear war between global superpowers
originalLanguage English
settingPeriod Cold War
subjectMatter United States–Soviet Union relations
military strategy
nuclear brinkmanship
nuclear weapons
tone suspenseful
tense

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Dr. Strangelove basedOn Red Alert
Every Hero Needs a Villain hasPart “Red Alert”
linked to: Red Alert
Peter George notableWork Red Alert
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb basedOn Red Alert
subject linked to: Peter George
Group Captain Lionel Mandrake basedOnWork Red Alert (novel) (indirectly, via film adaptation)
linked to: Red Alert
Michael Brandon notableWork Red Alert