Chernobyl: The History of a Nuclear Catastrophe - Paperback

$21.99

Chernobyl: The History of a Nuclear Catastrophe - Paperback

Name: Chernobyl: The History of a Nuclear Catastrophe - Paperback
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SKU: 9781541617070
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by Serhii Plokhy

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Book Overview

A Chernobyl survivor and New York Times bestselling author delivers the definitive history of the worst nuclear accident in history.

"The most comprehensive and convincing history of Chernobyl yet to appear in English." ―Financial Times

On the morning of April 26, 1986, a reactor at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Soviet Ukraine exploded. The outburst put the region on the brink of nuclear annihilation and contaminated over half of Europe with radioactive fallout. In Chernobyl, Serhii Plokhy follows the stories of the firefighters, scientists, engineers, workers, soldiers, and policemen who found themselves caught in a nuclear Armageddon and succeeded in doing the seemingly impossible: extinguishing the inferno and putting the reactor to sleep. As Plokhy convincingly argues, the disaster was not just the result of a turbine test gone wrong, but also the failure of the Soviet political system and the prioritization of economic development over humanitarian concern. Chernobyl is the definitive history of the nuclear disaster, but also an urgent call to action by one of its survivors.

ISBN	9781541617070
Author	Serhii Plokhy
Publisher	Basic Books
Genre	History and Technology
Format	Paperback
Published	March 2020
Language	ENG- English
Pages	432
Weight	1.0 lb
Target Audience	Adults
Print Size	Standard Print

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