Arsenals of Folly: The Making of the Nuclear Arms Race
by Rhodes, Richard
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- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0375414134
- ISBN 13
- 9780375414138
- Seller
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Synopsis
Richard Rhodes is the author or editor of twenty-two books, including novels, history, journalism, and letters. The Making of the Atomic Bomb won a Pulitzer Prize, a National Book Award, and a National Book Critics Circle Award. Dark Sun , about the development of the hydrogen bomb, was one of three finalists for a Pulitzer Prize in History. An affiliate of Stanford University’s Center for International Security and Cooperation, he lectures to college and professional audiences. He lives with his wife near Half Moon Bay, California.
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- Bookseller
- Last Word Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 210440978
- Title
- Arsenals of Folly: The Making of the Nuclear Arms Race
- Author
- Rhodes, Richard
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0375414134
- ISBN 13
- 9780375414138
- Publisher
- Knopf
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2007-10-09
- Size
- 6x1x9
- Keywords
- history, 20th century, military, nuclear weapons
- X weight
- 26 oz
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