The Dead Hand (Pulitzer Prize Winner): The Untold Story of the Cold War Arms Race and Its Dangerous Legacy
Paperback 577 pages English August 03, 2010
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The Dead Hand (Pulitzer Prize Winner): The Untold Story of the Cold War Arms Race and Its Dangerous Legacy
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WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE The first full account of how the Cold War arms race finally came to a close, this riveting narrative history sheds new light on the people who struggled to end this era of massive overkill, and examines the legacy of the nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons that remain a threat today. Drawing on memoirs, interviews in both Russia and the US, and classified documents from deep inside the Kremlin, David E. Hoffman examines the inner motives and secret decisions of each side and details the deadly stockpiles that remained unsecured as the Soviet Union collapsed. This is the fascinating story of how Reagan, Gorbachev, and a previously unheralded collection of scientists, soldiers, diplomats, and spies changed the course of history.
- Author:
- David Hoffman
- Publisher:
- Anchor
- Publication Date:
- August 03, 2010
- Number of pages:
- 577 pages
- Language:
- English
- Binding:
- Paperback
- ISBN-10:
- 0307387844
- ISBN-13:
- 9780307387844