Red Cloud at Dawn; Truman, Stalin, and the end of the Atomic Monopoly

Gordin, Michael D.

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Langue : anglais

Edité par Farrar , Straus and Giroux, New York, 2009

0374256829 / 9780374256821

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xii, 402 pages. Illustrations. List of Abbreviations. Notes. Selected Sources. Index. Bottom portion of DJ and book show some damp staining and a bit of waviness. Michael Gordin specializes in the history of the modern physical sciences and Russian, European, and American history. He came to Princeton in 2003 after earning his A.B. (1996) and his Ph.D. (2001) from Harvard University. His first book is a cultural history of Mendeleev in the context of Imperial St. Petersburg, A Well-Ordered Thing: Dmitrii Mendeleev and the Shadow of the Periodic Table. He has also worked extensively in the early history of nuclear weapons, and is the author of Five Days in August: How World War II Became a Nuclear War, a history of the atomic bombings of Japan during World War II, and an international history of nuclear intelligence, Red Cloud at Dawn: Truman, Stalin, and the End of the Atomic Monopoly. Derived from a Kirkus review: Gordin begins on a dramatic note at the Allied conference at Potsdam on July 24, 1945, when President Harry Truman informed Soviet leader Joseph Stalin of the existence of a new and powerful U.S. weapon that he believed would end the war with Japan. Gordin refracts this private conversation through a kaleidoscope of sources-interpreters and aides on both sides give their versions of how both men acted and reacted-providing the reader with a bright, readable mosaic. It becomes clear that the Americans were somewhat unprepared for the Soviets' determination to catch up in the new arms race, and the Soviets were able to gather information about American nuclear weapons despite stringent controls. Indeed, the first Soviet nuclear test took place years before the U.S. government had estimated. The author's command of this material is impressive, particularly his ability to humanize the proceedings at key moments through his smart choice of sources. First Edition [Stated], First Printing [Stated].…

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Titre
Red Cloud at Dawn; Truman, Stalin, and the end of the Atomic Monopoly
Auteur
Gordin, Michael D.
Éditeur
Farrar , Straus and Giroux, New York
Année de publication
2009
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Good
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Good
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Hardcover
Langue
anglais
ISBN à 10 chiffres
0374256829
ISBN à 13 chiffres
9780374256821
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Edition originale
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