On Thermonuclear War

by Herman Kahn and Evan Jones

Book Overview

On Thermonuclear War was controversial when originally published and remains so today. It is iconoclastic, crosses disciplinary boundaries, and finally it is calm and compellingly reasonable. The book was widely read on both sides of the Iron Curtain and the result was serious revision in both Western and Soviet strategy and doctrine. As a result, both sides were better able to avoid disaster during the Cold War.

The strategic concepts still...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 141280664X
• ISBN13: 9781412806640
• Release Date: March 2007
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 690 Pages
• Weight: 2.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.7" x 6.3" x 8.8"