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You are holding perhaps the most important book of this year, and it depends on all of us that it is not the last book you ever buy. WHY? What will you find in it?
It explains how the world transitioned from World War II to the Cold War and the brink of nuclear destruction. An interview with the son of Russian leader Nikita Khrushchev will shed light on the Cuban Missile Crisis, KGB agent Svetlana Tumanov will reveal something about her work, Gary Powers Jr. will reminisce about his father, the downed U2 spy plane pilot. Hydrogen bomb creator Edward Teller will discuss the production of this devastating weapon, and pilot Paul Tibbets will recount the day he dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima. SR-71 spy plane pilot Buz Carpenter will take readers aboard, while T. D. Barnes will lead them to the super-secret Area 51 base. It offers an excursion into former atomic shelters and the Atom Museum Maple 51.
It explains how the world transitioned from World War II to the Cold War and the brink of nuclear destruction. An interview with the son of Russian leader Nikita Khrushchev will shed light on the Cuban Missile Crisis, KGB agent Svetlana Tumanov will reveal something about her work, Gary Powers Jr. will reminisce about his father, the downed U2 spy plane pilot. Hydrogen bomb creator Edward Teller will discuss the production of this devastating weapon, and pilot Paul Tibbets will recount the day he dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima. SR-71 spy plane pilot Buz Carpenter will take readers aboard, while T. D. Barnes will lead them to the super-secret Area 51 base. It offers an excursion into former atomic shelters and the Atom Museum Maple 51.
Information
Author: Formánek Vítek, Csölleová Eva, Vítovec Václav
Publication date: September 17, 2025
Manufacturer: NAŠE VOJSKO - knižní distribuce s.r.o.
Genres: War books, Books, History and facts
Type: Hardcover books
Pages: 211
ISBN/EAN: 9788020620682