The Nuclear Age - An Epic Race for Arms, Power and Survival

About the author

Serhii Plokhy is the author of Chernobyl: History of a Tragedy, which won the Baillie Gifford Prize and the Pushkin House Book Prize, and the New York Times bestseller The Gates of Europe. His many acclaimed books, including The Russo-Ukrainian War, Nuclear Folly and Atoms and Ashes, have been translated into over a dozen languages. He is Professor of History at Harvard University where he also serves as Director of the Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute.

Product details

• Authors: Serhii Plokhy
• Publisher: Penguin Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Release: 28.05.2026
• EAN: 9781802060607
• ISBN: 978-1-80206-060-7
• No. of pages: 432
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 35 mm
• Weight: 500 g
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Power Resources / Nuclear, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / Military / Nuclear Warfare, International Relations, Nuclear weapons, Nuclear power & engineering, The Cold War, c 1945 to c 1990 (the Cold War period), Cold wars and proxy conflicts, Nuclear power and engineering, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century / General