The Dead Hand
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Front cover of The Dead Hand | |
Author | David E. Hoffman |
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Language | English |
Genre | History |
Publisher | Doubleday |
Publication date | 2009 |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | Print (hardcover) |
Pages | 577 pp |
ISBN | 978-0-385-52437-7 |
OCLC | 320432478 |
909.82/5 dc22 | |
LC Class | U264.H645 2009 |
The Dead Hand: The Untold Story of the Cold War Arms Race and its Dangerous Legacy is a 2009 book written by David E. Hoffman, a Washington Post contributing editor. It was the winner of the 2010 Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction.
The book is based on a large number of published and unpublished sources, including interviews with political leaders, scientists, military officials and diplomats. The Russian automatic nuclear-control system known as "Dead Hand" is described in detail.
See also
[edit]External links
[edit]- The Dead Hand at Open Library
- Review in New York Times
- Discussion on The Dead Hand with Hoffman, Woodrow Wilson International Center, October 19, 2009
- Discussion on The Dead Hand with Hoffman, National Book Festival, September 25, 2010
- Home page for The Dead Hand
- Article by Peter Preston in the Guardian