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