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Fallout - Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown (Hardcover) Loot Price: R447
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Fallout - Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown (Hardcover): Steve Sheinkin

Fallout - Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown (Hardcover)

Steve Sheinkin

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New York Times bestselling author Steve Sheinkin presents a follow up to his award-winning book Bomb: The Race to Build--and Steal--the World's Most Dangerous Weapon, taking readers on a terrifying journey into the Cold War and our mutual assured destruction. As World War II comes to a close, the United States and the Soviet Union emerge as the two greatest world powers on extreme opposites of the political spectrum. After the United States showed its hand with the atomic bomb in Hiroshima, the Soviets refuse to be left behind. With communism sweeping the globe, the two nations begin a neck-and-neck competition to build even more destructive bombs and conquer the Space Race. In their battle for dominance, spy planes fly above, armed submarines swim deep below, and undercover agents meet in the dead of night. The Cold War game grows more precarious as weapons are pointed towards each other, with fingers literally on the trigger. The decades-long showdown culminates in the Cuban Missile Crisis, the world's close call with the third--and final--world war. Praise for BOMB: A Newbery Honor book A National Book Awards finalist for Young People's Literature A Washington Post Best Kids Books of the Year title "This is edge-of-the seat material that will resonate with YAs who clamor for true spy stories, and it will undoubtedly engross a cross-market audience of adults who dozed through the World War II unit in high school." --BCCB, starred review "...reads like an international spy thriller, and that's the beauty of it." --School Library Journal, starred review "[A] complicated thriller that intercuts action with the deftness of a Hollywood blockbuster." --Booklist "A must-read..." --Publishers Weekly, starred review "A superb tale of an era and an effort that forever changed our world." --Kirkus, starred review Also by Steve Sheinkin: The Notorious Benedict Arnold: A True Story of Adventure, Heroism & Treachery The Port Chicago 50: Disaster, Mutiny, and the Fight for Civil Rights Undefeated: Jim Thorpe and the Carlisle Indian School Football Team Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War Which Way to the Wild West?: Everything Your Schoolbooks Didn't Tell You About Westward Expansion King George: What Was His Problem?: Everything Your Schoolbooks Didn't Tell You About the American Revolution Two Miserable Presidents: Everything Your Schoolbooks Didn't Tell You About the Civil War Born to Fly: The First Women's Air Race Across America

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Imprint: St Martin's Press
Country of origin: United States
Release date: September 2021
Authors: Steve Sheinkin
Dimensions: 236 x 163 x 30mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover - Cloth over boards / With dust jacket
Pages: 352
ISBN-13: 978-1-250-14901-5
Categories: Books > Children's & Educational > Reference > General
Books > Children's & Educational > Humanities > History > General
Books > Children's & Educational > Social studies > Warfare & defence > General
Books > Children's & Educational > Life skills & personal awareness, general studies > Personal awareness: family, relationship & social issues > General
Books > Children's Fiction & Fun
LSN: 1-250-14901-0
Barcode: 9781250149015

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