Chernobyl Roulette
a war story
$32.00
- Paperback
240 pages
- Release Date
16 September 2024
Summary
Chernobyl Roulette: Thirty-Five Days at the Edge of Disaster
On February 24, 2022, the Chernobyl nuclear power plant became a key target in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. This is the gripping story of the thirty-five days that followed, a period fraught with danger and uncertainty.
From the perspective of those held hostage and forced to work tirelessly to prevent another nuclear catastrophe, we meet:
- Valentyn Heiko, the foreman who witnessed the 1986 disaster a…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780241723593 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0241723590 |
| Author: | Serhii Plokhy |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Allen Lane |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 16 September 2024 |
| Weight: | 320g |
| Dimensions: | 232mm x 155mm x 18mm |
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About The Author
Serhii Plokhy
Serhii Plokhy is the author of Chernobyl- History of a Tragedy, which won the Baillie Gifford Prize and the Pushkin House Book Prize, and the New York Times bestseller The Gates of Europe. His many acclaimed books, including The Russo-Ukrainian War, Nuclear Folly and Atoms and Ashes, have been translated into over a dozen languages. He is Professor of History at Harvard University where he also serves as Director of the Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute.
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