Atoms and Ashes

Praise for Serhii Plokhy's Nuclear Folly: A History of the Cuban Missile Crisis "Superb...engrossing and terrifying, and surely one of the most important books ever written about the Cuban Missile Crisis and 20th century international relations." - James Rosen, Wall Street Journal "The story is extraordinary, and Plokhy is an accomplished narrator...This account is probably as authoritative a version of the Soviet side as we are likely to get." - Max Hastings, Sunday Times (UK) "[Plokhy] provides fresh and horrifying new details...Finishing this sobering account, I could not help but think of the dangers that exist today from nuclear standoffs involving Pakistan, India, China, North Korea, and the United States." - Max Boot, Washington Post "Magisterial...The perspective Plokhy provides exposes the perverse incentives that fueled dangerous nuclear power plays during the Cold War and, he suggests, beyond." - Andre Pagliarini, New Republic "The definitive history...With his masterly book, Mr. Plokhy has sounded a warning bell." - Economist