Synopses & Reviews
Here, for the first time, in a brilliant, panoramic portrait by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of andlt;iandgt;The Making of the Atomic Bomb,andlt;/iandgt; is the definitive, often shocking story of the politics and the science behind the development of the hydrogen bomb and the birth of the Cold War.andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Based on secret files in the United States and the former Soviet Union, this monumental work of history discloses how and why the United States decided to create the bomb that would dominate world politics for more than forty years.
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"A dark tale told with gripping intensity....Chilling and brilliant. [The] authoritative and riveting sequel to [the] Pulitzer Prize-winning saga andlt;iandgt;The Making of the Atomic Bomb."andlt;/iandgt;and#8211;andlt;bandgt;Marcia Bartusiak, andlt;iandgt;The Washington Post Book Worldandlt;/iandgt;andlt;/bandgt;
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Marcia Bartusiak
The Washington Post Book World
A dark tale told with gripping intensity....Chilling and brilliant. [The] authoritative and riveting sequel to [the] Pulitzer Prize-winning saga The Making of the Atomic Bomb.
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"Rhodes is a meticulous scholar, yet his tale is as riveting as any suspense thriller, replete with fascinating and bizarre characters, exotic locales, and a cliff-hanging plot. And all of it is true."and#8211;andlt;Bandgt;Paul Preuss, andlt;iandgt;San Jose Mercury Newsandlt;/iandgt; andlt;/Bandgt;
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"This most rewarding book is unique in the grim grandeur of its scope, the richness and originality of its content, and its deep and humane understanding."and#8211;andlt;Bandgt;Loma Arnold, andlt;iandgt;Natureandlt;/iandgt; andlt;/Bandgt;
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Loma Arnold
Nature
This most rewarding book is unique in the grim grandeur of its scope, the richness and originality of its content, and its deep and humane understanding.
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andlt;iandgt;"[Dark Sun]andlt;/iandgt; demonstrates the same ambition; literary skill; unrelenting research; talent for portraiture; understanding of the links between science, war and politics; willingness to stand up to large historical questions; and sound judgment that distinguished Richard Rhodes's 1988 book, andlt;iandgt;The Making of the Atomic Bomb.andlt;/iandgt; But this is the more important volume, not only because of its influence on the way we think about a half-century of world history, but because the hydrogen bomb continues to cast a shadow on the world today."and#8211;andlt;Bandgt;Michael Beschloss, Los andlt;/Bandgt;andlt;iandgt;andlt;Bandgt;Angeles Timesandlt;/Bandgt; andlt;/iandgt;
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"A book of formidable range...draws on a vast array of sources, melding previous scholarship with an abundance of fresh material....Rhodes writes with a sharp eye for anecdote, character and political context....The result is a brilliantly rich and vivid account of the Cold War."and#8211;andlt;bandgt;Daniel J. Kevles, andlt;iandgt;The New York Times Book Reviewandlt;/iandgt;andlt;/bandgt;
Synopsis
Here, for the first time, in a brilliant, panoramic portrait by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Making of the Atomic Bomb, is the definitive, often shocking story of the politics and the science behind the development of the hydrogen bomb and the birth of the Cold War. Based on secret files in the United States and the former Soviet Union, this monumental work of history discloses how and why the United States decided to create the bomb that would dominate world politics for more than forty years.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. [689]-703) and index.
About the Author
Richard Rhodesandnbsp;is the author of numerous books and the winner of the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Award, and the National Book Critics Circle Award. He graduated from Yale University and has received fellowships from the Ford Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation, and the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation. Appearing as host and correspondent for documentaries on public televisionandrsquo;s andlt;iandgt;Frontlineandlt;/iandgt; and andlt;iandgt;American Experienceandlt;/iandgt; series, he has also been a visiting scholar at Harvard and MIT and is an affiliate of the Center for International Security and Cooperation at Stanford University. Visit his website: RichardRhodes.com
Table of Contents
andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;Contentsandlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Iandgt;Preface to the Sloan Technology Seriesandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Prologue: Deliveriesandlt;/Iandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;Part Oneandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;A Choice Between Worldsandlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;1. 'A Smell of Nuclear Powder'andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;2. Diffusionandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;3. 'Material of Immense Value'andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;4. A Russian Connectionandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;5. 'Super Lend-Lease'andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;6. Rendezvousandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;7. 'Mass Production'andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;8. Explosionsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;9. 'Provide the Bomb'andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;10. A Pretty Good Descriptionandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;Part Twoandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;New Weapons Added to the Arsenalsandlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;11. Transitionsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;12. Peculiar Sovereigntiesandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;13. Changing Historyandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;14. F-1andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;15. andlt;Iandgt;Modus Vivendiandlt;/Iandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;16. Sailing Near the Windandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;17. Getting Down to Businessandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;18. 'This Buck Rogers Universe'andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;19. First Lightningandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;20. 'Gung-ho for the Super'andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Bandgt;Part Threeandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Scorpions in a Bottleandlt;/Bandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;21. Fresh Horrorsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;22. Lessons of Limited Warandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;23. Hydrodynamic Lenses and Radiation Mirrorsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;24. Mikeandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;25. Powers of Retaliationandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;26. In the Matter of J. Robert Oppenheimerandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;27. Scorpions in a Bottleandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Epilogue: 'The Gradual Removal of Prejudices'andlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;andlt;Iandgt;Acknowledgmentsandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Notesandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Glossary of Namesandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Bibliographyandlt;BRandgt;andlt;BRandgt;Indexandlt;/Iandgt;