Chernobyl: The History of a Nuclear Catastrophe
By: Serhii Plokhy
4.23
Format: 404 pages, Hardcover
On the morning of April 26, 1986, Europe witnessed the worst nuclear disaster in history: the explo…
Want to Read $ 12.99"The Soviets had to choose whether to show Blix the toilet facilities and hide the super-secret radar or vice versa."-Serhii Plokhy, Chernobyl: The History of a Nuclear Catastrophe
"The Soviets had to choose whether to show Blix the toilet facilities and hide the super-secret radar or vice versa."-Serhii Plokhy, Chernobyl: The History of a Nuclear Catastrophe
"The Soviets had to choose whether to show Blix the toilet facilities and hide the super-secret radar or vice versa."-Serhii Plokhy, Chernobyl: The History of a Nuclear Catastrophe
"The world has already been overwhelmed by one Chernobyl and one exclusion zone. It cannot afford any more. It must learn its lessons from what happened in and around Chernobyl on April 26, 1986."-Serhii Plokhy, Chernobyl: The History of a Nuclear Catastrophe
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3.78
Format: 112 pages, Paperback
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2. The End of Tsarist Russia: The March to World War I and Revolution
By: Dominic Lieven
4.57
Format: 270 pages, Hardcover
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3. Voices from Chernobyl: The Oral History of a Nuclear Disaster
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Format: None pages, Paperback
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By: James Mahaffey
4.65
Format: None pages, ebook
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By: Adam Higginbotham
4.37
Format: 538 pages, Hardcover
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7. Beyond the Wall: East Germany, 1949-1990
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4.23
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In 1990, a country disappeared. When the Iron Curtain fell, East Germany simply ceased to be. For o… read more
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9. Chernobyl: The History of a Nuclear Catastrophe
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4.23
Format: 404 pages, Hardcover
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4.12
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4.08
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3.38
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