Arsenals of Folly: The Making of the Nuclear Arms Race

Rhodes, Richard

ISBN 10: 0375414134 / ISBN 13: 9780375414138

Verlag: Knopf, 2007

Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 00106143422

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The Pulizer Prize-winning author of The Making of the Atomic Bomb narrates the story of the postwar superpower arms race that culminated in the Reagan-Gorbachev era when the U.S. and Soviet Union came all too close to nuclear war, chronicling the nuclear policies on both sides following World War II and their implications for global peace and security. 60,000 first printing.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: Richard Rhodes is the author or editor of twenty-two books, including novels, history, journalism, and letters. The Making of the Atomic Bomb won a Pulitzer Prize, a National Book Award, and a National Book Critics Circle Award. Dark Sun, about the development of the hydrogen bomb, was one of three finalists for a Pulitzer Prize in History. An affiliate of Stanford University’s Center for International Security and Cooperation, he lectures to college and professional audiences. He lives with his wife near Half Moon Bay, California.

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Titel: Arsenals of Folly: The Making of the Nuclear...
Verlag: Knopf
Erscheinungsdatum: 2007
Einband: Hardcover
Zustand: Good