It was the weapon to end all weapons: the doomsday device. A huge nuclear bomb so powerful that it could envelop the entire planet in a cloud of radioactive dust, and bring about instant extinction. This is the untold story of the Cold War s most insane plan, the men behind it and how it nearly happened. It is also the history of humanity s nightmare vision of a superweapon, showing how popular culture, from the stories of H. G. Wells and Jules Verne to films such as Planet of the Apes, Mad Max and Dr Strangelove itself have both shaped and reflected our darkest dreams.

Autorentext

P. D. Smith

Titel
Doomsday Men
Untertitel
The Real Dr Strangelove and the Dream of the Superweapon
EAN
9780141910321
ISBN
978-0-14-191032-1
Format
E-Book (epub)
Herausgeber
Veröffentlichung
25.09.2008
Digitaler Kopierschutz
Adobe-DRM
Dateigrösse
4.11 MB
Anzahl Seiten
576
Jahr
2008
Untertitel
Englisch
Features
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