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On August 6 1945, the United States dropped the world's first atomic bomb on Japan. The subsequent Cold War between the West and Soviet Russia witnessed the most dangerous flashpoints in human histo……続きを見る

On August 6 1945, the United States dropped the world's first atomic bomb on Japan. The subsequent Cold War between the West and Soviet Russia witnessed the most dangerous flashpoints in human histo……続きを見る

From the early 1950s until 1992, the U.S. Army deployed thousands of nuclear warheads throughout Europe as a deterrent to Soviet ambitions. The end of the Cold War saw the decommissioning of much of……続きを見る

An insight into the daily exploits of a fighter pilot during the Cold War and beyond, both from the cockpit and in command Reflections on high level staff meetings, including briefing the Secretary……続きを見る

Lavishly illustrated with period photography providing a pictorial history of Britain’s Cold War bombers Exclusive first-hand accounts from pilots and aircrew provide a unique insight into flying a……続きを見る

Britain’s Cold War Fighters explores the creation and development of the jet fighter, tracing the emergence of the first jet designs (the Meteor and Vampire) through to the first-generation jets whi……続きを見る

Shortlisted for the 2018 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Non-Fiction From the legendary whistle-blower who revealed the Pentagon Papers, the first insider exposé of the awful dangers of Amer……続きを見る

In Time of Emergency: A Citizen's Handbook on Nuclear Attack, Natural Disasters provides individuals and families with information on what can and should be done to enhance survival in the event of ……続きを見る

Winner of 1954 James Tait Black Memorial Prize for Fiction. As the Second World War draws to a close, Lewis Eliot becomes entangled in the ethics and practicalities of nuclear warfare, in the sixth ……続きを見る

This book brings together cutting-edge scholarship from the United States and Europe to address political as well as cultural responses to both the arms race of the 1980s and the ascent of nuclear e……続きを見る

Part of the new Ladybird Expert series, Nuclear Deterrence is an accessible and authoritative introduction to the deterrent tactics employed to prevent war, drawing on the unprecedented power of nuc……続きを見る

Does state acquisition of nuclear weapons lead to stability and peace or instability and crises? This is one of the great debates in international relations scholarship. Michael D. Cohen argues that……続きを見る

About Reflections Reflections is a memoir of the Vietnam War. The book paints a picture of the sacrifices of Vietnam veterans and the vilification they endured. The book is also a tribute to Colonel……続きを見る

Découvrez enfin tout ce qu'il faut savoir sur le projet Manhattan en moins d'une heure ! Alors que la menace nazie s'étend sur l'Europe, le projet Manhattan, programme ultra secret mis sur pied par ……続きを見る

During the plunging temperature of the early Cold War years the RAF found itself increasingly in need of a truly all-weather high performance fighter. There were two leading designs available as pro……続きを見る

In a world divided by the ideological struggles of the Cold War, the Vietnam War and the Civil Rights Movement, more than one-fifth of the people on the planet paused to watch the live transmission ……続きを見る

...a most disturbing portrait of the effects of nuclear weapons testing on the people of Micronesia...-Library Journal 続きを見る

Il Novecento ci ha lasciato in eredità un nuovo modo di combattere le guerre. Non più tra due eserciti riconosciuti, ma tra un esercito e un insieme di formazioni irregolari non riconoscibili e iden……続きを見る

In queste pagine Svetlana Aleksievič presenta in tre interventi la sua opera, che tratta «delle nuove paure che ci stanno davanti. Siamo in un mondo diverso da prima, la nostra anima deve affrontare……続きを見る

Finalmente la cronaca, giorno per giorno, del Secondo conflitto mondiale. Dall’attacco tedesco alla Polonia il 1° settembre 1939 al disarmo delle ultime unità giapponesi nell’autunno del 1945. Il li……続きを見る

La Breve Storia delle Relazioni tra gli Stati Uniti d’America e la Russia è una raccolta dei principali eventi storici che hanno segnato i rapporti tra le due potenze mondiali a partire dal 1809, an……続きを見る

Every nuclear weapons program for decades has relied extensively on illicit imports of nuclear-related technologies. This book offers the most detailed public account of how states procure what they……続きを見る

The history of Soviet strategic bombers after the Second World War is a fascinating one: from the reverse-engineering of interned American Boeing B-29 bombers into the first Soviet strategic bomber,……続きを見る

Now a New York Times Bestseller. The creator of the wildly popular award-winning podcast Hardcore History looks at moments of societal collapse and other apocalyptic events from the past as a way to……続きを見る

How nuclear weapons helped drive the United States into the missile age. The intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), designed to quickly deliver thermonuclear weapons to distant targets, was the ……続きを見る

The mountains, valleys, forests, and sands of 1940s New Mexico served as a picturesque backdrop to the dawn of the Atomic Age, the land’s natural beauty coexisting with secretive, nuclear developmen……続きを見る

During the Cold War, many believed that the superpowers shared a conception of strategic stability, a coexistence where both sides would compete for global influence but would be deterred from using……続きを見る

Brotherhood of Doom: Memoirs of a Navy Nuclear Weaponsman, provides a look inside a national program that was shrouded in secrecy, during the Cold War. The book details the dedication and patriotism……続きを見る

India's nuclear profile, doctrine, and practices have evolved rapidly since the country’s nuclear breakout in 1998. However, the outside world's understanding of India's doctrinal debates, forward-l……続きを見る

Today, few would think of the peaceful island nation of Taiwan as a potential nuclear weapons proliferator. But just a few decades ago, following the Chinese civil war and loss of the ruling party, ……続きを見る