Description: Bookrespect We classify our books...FINE/VERY GOOD/GOOD/FAIR/READING COPY ONLY (+ or -) The Dead Hand : the Untold Story of the Cold War Arms Race and Its Dangerous Legacy by David Hoffman Publisher: Icon Books/Allen and Unwin, Sydney Australia, 2011, reprint. Dustjacket: none as issued, but fitted with a professional non-adhesive plastic cover. Illustrated: Yes in B/W Condition: Crisp card-bound softcover with title to spine, STRAIGHT, TIGHT & CLEAN in VERY GOOD CONDITION without inscriptions, in an professional non-adhesive plastic cover.WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZETopic: Military / Nuclear Warfare, Russia & the Former Soviet Union, Military / Weapons, International Relations / Arms Control, International Relations / General, Presidents & Heads of State, Political 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.
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Subject Area: International Law, International Politics, International Relations, Military History, Modern History, Political Science, World History
Publication Name: The Dead Hand: Reagan, Gorbachev and the Untold Story of the Cold
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Publisher: Icon Books Ltd
Item Length: 16 cm
Subject: Government, History
Series: Cold War
Publication Year: 2011
Type: Textbook
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Item Height: 24 cm
Educational Level: Adult & Further Education
Author: David E. Hoffman
Level: Advanced
Features: Illustrated
Country/Region of Manufacture: Australia
Item Width: 5 cm
Item Weight: 950 gm
Number of Pages: 576 Pages