The Bomb - Presidents, Generals, and the Secret History of Nuclear War

From the author of The Wizards of Armageddoncomes the definitive history of American policy on nuclear war—and Presidents’ actions in nuclear crises—from Truman to Trump.

Über den Autor / die Autorin

Fred Kaplan writes the "War Stories" column in Slate and has also written many articles on politics and culture in The New York Times, The Washington Post, New York magazine, The Atlantic, Foreign Policy, and many other publications. A former Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter for The Boston Globe, he is also the author of 1959: The Year Everything Changed, Daydream Believers: How a Few Grand Ideas Wrecked American Power.

Zusammenfassung

From the author of The Wizards of Armageddoncomes the definitive history of American policy on nuclear war—and Presidents’ actions in nuclear crises—from Truman to Trump.

Produktdetails

• Autoren: Fred Kaplan
• Verlag: Simon & Schuster USA
• Sprache: Englisch
• Produktform: Taschenbuch
• Erschienen: 28.02.2021
• EAN: 9781982107307
• ISBN: 978-1-982107-30-7
• Seiten: 384
• Themen: Geisteswissenschaften, Kunst, Musik > Geschichte > Allgemeines, Lexika; Sachbuch > Geschichte > Sonstiges; HISTORY / Military / General, military history, TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Military Science, HISTORY / Military / Strategy, Battles & campaigns, Modern warfare, Military history: post-WW2 conflicts, Theory of warfare and military science, Theory of warfare & military science, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / General, Specific wars and military campaigns