The Dead Hand - Reagan, Gorbachev and the Untold Story of the Cold War Arms Race

From the author of i>The Billion Dollar Spy/i>- Waterstones'' Non-Fiction Book of the Month for August 2018.div>br>/div>div>A fascinating account of the final phase of the Cold War arms race, examining the tensions between Russia and the US, and the legacy of the nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons that remain a threat today. One of the first books to reveal the development of Soviet novichok nerve agents./div>div>br>/div>div>Updated with a new foreword in light of recent events./div>div>br>/div>div>Winner of the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction./div>div>br>/div>div>br>/div>

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: David E. Hoffman
• Editore: Icon Books
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 03.02.2011
• EAN: 9781848312531
• ISBN: 978-1-84831-253-1
• Dimensioni: 154 mm x 234 mm x 43 mm
• Categorie: Saggistica; USA, Russia, HISTORY / Military / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / Arms Control, POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, Military history: post WW2 conflicts, HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century, HISTORY / Military / Weapons, Weapons & equipment, Postwar Period, 1945 To C 2000, History: Specific Subjects, ANF:History, Arms negotiation & control