Chernobyl 01:23:40: The Incredible True Story of the World's

Chernobyl 01:23:40: The Incredible True Story of the World's Worst Nuclear Disaster

At 01:23:40 on April 26th 1986, Alexander Akimov pressed the emergency shutdown button at Chernobylâ€™s fourth nuclear reactor. It was an act that forced the permanent evacuation of a city, killed thousands and crippled the Soviet Union. The event spawned decades of conflicting, exaggerated and inaccurate stories. This book, the result of five years of research, presents an accessible but comprehensive account of what really happened. From the desperate fight to prevent a burning reactor core from irradiating eastern Europe, to the self-sacrifice of the heroic men who entered fields of radiation so strong that machines wouldnâ€™t work, to the surprising truth about the legendary â€˜Chernobyl diversâ€™, all the way through to the USSRâ€™s final show-trial. The historical narrative is interwoven with a story of the authorâ€™s own spontaneous journey to Ukraineâ€™s still-abandoned city of Pripyat and the wider Chernobyl Zone. Complete with over 45 pages of photographs of modern-day Pripyat and technical diagrams of the power station, Chernobyl 01:23:40 is a fascinating new account of the worldâ€™s worst nuclear disaster. Amazon edition revised to remove typos.
Country USA
Brand Andrew Leatherbarrow
Manufacturer Andrew Leatherbarrow
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber , black & white illustrations
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780993597503
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	Andrew Leatherbarrow
Manufacturer	Andrew Leatherbarrow
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	, black & white illustrations
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780993597503
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Chernobyl 01:23:40: The Incredible True Story of the World's Worst Nuclear Disaster

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