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THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Do tough times create tougher people? Can humanity handle the power of its weapons without destroying itself? Will human technology ever peak or regress? And why, since the dawn of time, has it always seemed as though death and destruction are waiting just around...

The Art of War is an enduring classic that holds a special place in the culture and history of East Asia. An ancient Chinese text on the philosophy and politics of warfare and military strategy, the treatise was written in sixth century BC by a warrior-philosopher now famous all over the world as Sun Tzu. Sun Tzu’s teachings remain as relevant to leaders and strategists today as they were to rulers and military generals in ancient times.

The Sunday Times bestselling edge-of-your-seat exploration of what would happen in the event of nuclear war, perfect for readers of American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer. Nuclear war begins with a blip on a radar screen. This is a minute-by-minute account of what...

There is an invisible weapon among us. By the time you know you are a victim, it has turned you into a killer. A compelling, fast-paced, ticking clock non-fiction thriller from the author of the bestselling Nuclear War: A Scenario. A lab accident, a bio-attack, a global pandemic, and the...

The Nanda Devi Mystery: How India and America Lost a Nuclear Device is the thoroughly riveting and sometimes bizarre story of how India and America tried to install a nuclear-powered surveillance device on top of the Himalayas to snoop on China and then lost it forever.

In October 1962, at the height of the Cold War, the United States and the Soviet Union appeared to be sliding inexorably toward a nuclear conflict over the placement of missiles in Cuba. Veteran Washington Post reporter Michael Dobbs has pored over previously untapped American, Soviet, and Cuban...

A revelatory account of how African Independence was systematically undermined by the United States. "Fascinating information, original research, and bold ideas." —NPR "A triumph of archival research." —Jacobin In 1958 in Accra, Ghana, the Hands Off Africa conference brought together the...

The 1979 Islamic Revolution triggered a cold war between Iran and the United States—former fast friends. Despite the US's relentless efforts at containment, Iran has risen as a formidable power in Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Yemen, and Gaza. Its newfound status not only frustrates the US but has...

The second Nagorno-Karabakh war—fought between Armenia and Azerbaijan between September 24 and November 10, 2020—was the first war in history won primarily by unmanned systems. This forty-four-day war resulted in a decisive military victory for Azerbaijan. Armenia was outfought, outnumbered, and outspent and lost even though they controlled the high ground in a mountainous region. The fact that Azerbaijan won the war is not extraordinary. What is exceptional is that this was the first modern war primarily decided by unmanned weapons.

 To Hell and Back offers listeners a stunning "you are there" time capsule, wrapped in elegant prose. Charles Pellegrino's scientific authority and close relationship with the A-bomb survivors make his account the most gripping and authoritative ever written.   

Originally published more than fifty years ago, this landmark book explores the ways in which military capabilities—real or imagined—are used, skillfully or clumsily, as bargaining power. Anne-Marie Slaughter's new introduction to the work shows how Schelling's framework—conceived of in a time of superpowers and mutually assured destruction—still applies to our multipolar world, where wars are fought as much online as on the ground.

A top cybersecurity journalist tells the story behind the virus that sabotaged Iran’s nuclear efforts and shows how its existence has ushered in a new age of warfare—one in which a digital attack can have the same destructive capability as a megaton bomb. “Immensely enjoyable...

Un fisico teorico diviso tra ambizione accademica e un devastante dilemma etico forgia l'arma che riscriverà la storia. Questa rigorosa biografia esplora il peso schiacciante di guidare il Progetto Manhattan, immergendoti nelle stanze segrete di Los Alamos durante il clima teso del secondo...

El asedio militar que destruyó un imperio milenario revela cómo la artillería cambió la historia global para siempre. Sumérgete en un relato épico diseñado para acompañarte en tus trayectos diarios, transportándote directamente a la tensa primavera de 1453. Siente el pánico bizantino...

「敵が先に核兵器を手にしたら」という底知れぬ恐怖が、人類史上最大の極秘軍事プロジェクトを加速させた歴史ノンフィクション。通勤や移動の限られた時間であっても、圧倒的な緊迫感とともにあなたを20世紀最大の...

L'ossessione per il potere bellico e i dilemmi etici della scienza si scontrano nell'ombra del Progetto Manhattan. Mentre viaggi verso il lavoro o cerchi un momento di profonda concentrazione, immergiti in una narrazione storica carica di tensione, dove l'angoscia della Seconda Guerra Mondiale...

純粋な科学の探求はいかにして人類を破滅に導く究極の大量破壊兵器へと変貌したのか、その歴史の転換点と科学者たちの苦悩を追体験する没入型ノンフィクション。静かな夜の深い思索や、毎日の通勤時間を充実させる...

Esplora il dilemma etico e la corsa agli armamenti che creò l'arma più letale della Seconda Guerra Mondiale. Un rigoroso racconto storico che trasforma concetti complessi in una narrazione accessibile, perfetta per saziare la tua curiosità e stimolare la mente durante gli spostamenti...

Vive la tensa cuenta atrás del ataque nuclear que redefinió la historia militar y la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Ideal para desconectar en tu trayecto diario mientras te sumerges en una atmósfera sobrecogedora y reflexiva. Sé testigo de cómo una simple curiosidad científica mutó hasta...

Revive la tensa historia política del siglo XX, donde la disuasión nuclear y el espionaje llevaron al mundo al abismo. Diseñado para transformar tu trayecto diario en una experiencia auditiva absorbente, este relato histórico te transporta a los centros de poder táctico en escenarios...