ABSTRACT
Greenham Common is internationally acknowledged as the archetypal Cold War site and focus of the peace movement and protest. In the early 1980s the air base in West Berkshire was one of six in Europe selected for the deployment of NATO Ground Launched Cruise Missiles. The Cold War occupation of the site has left behind both monumental military remains, such as the massive cruise missile shelters, and the contrasting vulnerable, painted images of the peace protestors and the fragile archaeological remains of their camps. This archaeological diversity, in addition to the emotive response of the public to the site, both then and now, presents real challenges to those managing Greenham Common today.
