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Chernobyl : History of a Tragedy by Serhii Plokhy
$35.00 AUD
'An insightful and important book, that often reads like a good thriller, and that exposes the danger of mixing powerful technology with irresponsible politics' - Yuval Noah Harari, author of Sapiens 'As moving as it is painstakingly researched. . . a cracking read' - Viv Groskop, Observer The grippin ...Show more
Forgotten Bastards of the Eastern Front: An Untold Story of World War II by Serhii Plokhy
$22.99 AUD
Category: Military History
In November 1943, with the outcome of the Second World War hanging in the balance, the Allies needed a new plan. The Americans' audacious suggestion to the Soviets was to open a second air front, with the US Air Force establishing bases in Soviet-controlled territory. Despite Stalin's obvious reservatio ...Show more
Nuclear Folly: A New History of the Cuban Missile Crisis by Serhii Plokhy
$32.99 AUD
Category: Classics
The definitive history of the Cuban Missile Crisis from the bestselling author of Chernobyl- History of a TragedyFor more than four weeks in the autumn of 1962 the world teetered. The consequences of a misplaced step during the Cuban Missile Crisis could not have been more grave. Ash and cinder, famine ...Show more
The Last Empire: The Final Days of the Soviet Union by Serhii Plokhy
$49.99 AUD
Category: History
On Christmas Day 1991 Mikhail Gorbachev resigned as president of the Soviet Union. By the next day the USSR was officially no more and the USA had emerged as the world's sole superpower. Award-winning historian Serhii Plokhy presents a page-turning account of the preceding five months of drama, filled w ...Show more
The Russo-Ukrainian War by Serhii Plokhy
$35.00 AUD
Category: Military History | Reading Level: very good
An illuminating account of the war in Ukraine - its historical roots, its course, its possible outcomes - from the bestselling, award-winning author of Chernobyl On 24 February 2022, Russia stunned the world by launching an invasion of Ukraine. In the midst of checking on the family and friends who were ...Show more
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