Description
| Author/Contributor(s): | Rhodes, Richard |
| Publisher: | Vintage |
| Date: | 11/4/2008 |
| Binding: | Paperback |
| Condition: | NEW |
Pulitzer Prize-winning author Richard Rhodes delivers a riveting account of the nucleararms race and the Cold War.
In the Reagan-Gorbachev era, the United States andthe Soviet Union came within minutes of nuclear war, until Gorbachev boldly launcheda campaign to eliminate nuclear weapons, setting the stage for the 1986 Reykjaviksummit and the incredible events that followed. In this thrilling, authoritativenarrative, Richard Rhodes draws on personal interviews with both Soviet and and a wealth of new documentation to unravel the compelling, shockingstory behind this monumental time in human history—its beginnings, its nearly chillingconsequences, and its effects on global politics today.
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