3,633円 In 1946 willen elf landen die in de Tweede Wereldoorlog hebben gevochten tegen Japan, het land en zijn leiders tijdens een tribunaal berechten. De jonge jurist Bert Röling wordt door de regering naar Tokio gestuurd om de Nederlandse stem te laten horen. Tijdens dit tribunaal, dat twee jaar duurt,...

2,388円 A thrilling narrative of scientific triumph, decades of secrecy, and the unimaginable destruction wrought by the creation of the atomic bomb. It began with plutonium, the first element ever manufactured in quantity by humans. Fearing that the Germans would be the first to weaponize the atom, the ...

350円 The Cuban missile crisis, commonly known as the Caribbean crisis in Russian terms and October crisis in Cuban terms is the time highlighting the juxtaposition between the Soviet Union, Cuba, and the United States. It is often considered as the cold war of Cuba which was extended to a great level ...

4,222円 This book explains the origin and historical development of North Korean nuclear weapon dated from the aftermath of World War II. The story of North Korea's nuclear program began when the United States dropped atomic bombs over Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945 which led to Japan's immediate ...

1,415円 The untold story of the hitherto secret projects that lead to the development of inertial navigation in the UK, and the many missiles that were designed for the RAF's bomber force. The result was the Blue Steel missile, which was deployed in 1963. These were cruise type missiles, and in 1959 the ...

1,200円 Aldrig tidigare i människans historia har en katastrof likt atombombningen av Hiroshima och Nagasaki inträffat. Händelsen förändrade hela världen, bilderna och berättelserna från överlevarna kom att chocka både sin samtid och framtid. Det finns inga fasta siffror på hur många som dog vid bombning...

1,505円 Om fysikeren Niels Bohrs (1885-1962) rolle i atomfysikkens begyndelse og om udviklingen af det kvantemekaniske verdensbillede, de erkendelsesteoretiske og begrebslige vanskeligheder heri samt om Niels Bohrs indsats i atomvåbenspørgsmålet. "Blandt populærvidenskalbelige fremstillinger af den moder...

2,562円 Historien om Charles Christian Lauritsen er den fantastiske fortælling om tømrerlærlingen fra Holstebro, der deserterede fra militærtjeneste i Danmark og var med til at konstruere verdens første atombombe. Under første verdenskrig stak han af til USA, hvor han læste fysik og blev professor på rek...

2,334円 From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of American Prometheus comes the first effort to set the Cuban Missile Crisis, with its potential for nuclear holocaust, in a wider historical narrative of the Cold Warーhow such a crisis arose, and why at the very last possible moment it didn't happen. In t...

1,779円 Shortlisted for the RSL Encore Award 2021 ‘Extraordinary’ –Spectator ‘Powerful’ –Guardian ‘Spellbinding’ –The Tablet As the 1950s draw to a close, and the Cold War escalates, the shape of Drummond Moore's life is changed beyond measure when he strikes up an unlikely friendship with James Carter, ...

2,125円 What existential threats does humanity face? And how can we secure our future? 'The Precipice is a powerful book . . . Ord's love for humanity and hope for its future is infectious' Spectator 'Ord's analysis of the science is exemplary . . . Thrillingly written' Sunday Times We live during the mo...

5,300円 A multifaceted portrait of the Hiroshima bombing and its many legacies On August 6, 1945, in the waning days of World War II, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. The city's destruction stands as a powerful symbol of nuclear annihilation, but it has also sha...