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A short history of nuclear folly : mad scientists, dithering Nazis, lost nukes, and catastrophic cover-ups / by Rudolph Herzog ; translated by Jefferson Chase.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: London : Melville House, London : Turnaround [distributor], c2012.Description: 252 p. ; ill. : 23 cmISBN:
  • 9781612191737 (hbk.) :
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 363.179909
Online resources: Summary: In the spirit of Dr. Strangelove and The Atomic Café, Rudolph Herzog has here created a bleakly sardonic catalogue of atomic blunders and nuclear near-misses revealing the hushed-up and forgotten episodes in which the great powers have gambled with catastrophe. Rudolph Herzog is already well known as the historian behind the popular history title Dead Funny, which looked at humour in Nazi Germany. Now, he turns to the archives once again to produce an account that will raise important questions on international nuclear policy.
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REGULAR University of Wollongong in Dubai Main Collection 363.179909 HE SH (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available T0024978

In the spirit of Dr. Strangelove and The Atomic Café, Rudolph Herzog has here created a bleakly sardonic catalogue of atomic blunders and nuclear near-misses revealing the hushed-up and forgotten episodes in which the great powers have gambled with catastrophe. Rudolph Herzog is already well known as the historian behind the popular history title Dead Funny, which looked at humour in Nazi Germany. Now, he turns to the archives once again to produce an account that will raise important questions on international nuclear policy.

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