The dead hand : Reagan, Gorbachev and the untold story of the Cold War arms race
Hoffman, David E. (David Emanuel)2018
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This is a full account of how the Cold War arms race finally came to a close. The narrative history sheds 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.
Main title:
The dead hand : Reagan, Gorbachev and the untold story of the Cold War arms race / David E. Hoffman.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Icon, 2018.
Collation:
xiv, 577 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white), map (black and white) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: New York: Doubleday, 2009.Includes bibliographical references and index.
Awards:
Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction 2010
ISBN:
9781785785313 (pbk. :)
Dewey class:
909.825
Language:
English
Subject:
Arms race -- History -- 20th centuryNuclear disarmament -- History -- 20th centuryCold WarReagan, Ronald -- Political and social viewsGorbachev, Mikhail Sergeevich, 1931- -- Political and social viewsUnited States -- Foreign relations -- Soviet UnionSoviet Union -- Foreign relations -- United StatesHistory
BRN:
393480