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Chernobyl - History of A Tragedy by Serhii Plokhy
28.00 NZD
Category: World History | Reading Level: very good
*WINNER OF THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2018* 'As moving as it is painstakingly researched. . . a cracking read' Viv Groskop, Observer On 26 April 1986 at 1.23am a reactor at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Soviet Ukraine exploded. While the authorities scrambled to understand what was ...Show more
Chernobyl History of a Tragedy by Serhii Plokhy
55.00 NZD
Category: World History
On 26 April 1986 at 1.23am a reactor at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Soviet Ukraine exploded. While the authorities scrambled to understand what was occurring, workers, engineers, firefighters and those living in the area were abandoned to their fate. The blast put the world on the brink of nucl ...Show more
Chernobyl : History of a Tragedy by Serhii Plokhy
40.00 NZD
Category: World History | Series: .
'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
50.00 NZD
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- a second air front, with the US Air Force establishing bases in Soviet-controlled territory. Despite Stalin's obvious reservations about th ...Show more
The Gates of Europe: A History of Ukraine by Serhii Plokhy
30.00 NZD
Category: World History
Located at the western edge of the Eurasian steppe, Ukraine has long been the meeting place of empires - Roman to Ottoman, Habsburg to Russian - and they all left their imprint on the landscape, the language and the people living within these shifting borders. In this authoritative book, Harvard Profess ...Show more
The Russo-Ukrainian War by Serhii Plokhy
40.00 NZD
Category: Non Fiction General | 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 we ...Show more
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