Nuclear Weapons (Two Book Set with Video and Audio CD-ROMs) [Paperback]

William Lambers (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 2003 | ISBN-10: 0972462910 | ISBN-13: 978-0972462914

This shrink wrapped set contains the book Nuclear Weapons (ISBN: 0965652076) and its study supplement (ISBN: 0972462902). The study supplement includes an audio and video CD-ROM. Inside you will find a concise history of nuclear weapons from World War II, through the Cold War and into the 21st century. You will read about issues such as the Soviet-American nuclear arms race, the proliferation of nuclear weapons to nations such as China, India and Pakistan, the Comprehensive Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), nuclear terrorism and missile defense. A number of government documents are reprinted in this set including "The Effects of the Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki," which was prepared by the U.S. Strategic Bombing Survey. Documents related to nuclear test ban negotiations during the 1950's and 1960's are also included as well as the text of Dwight D. Eisenhower's Atoms For Peace speech. The study supplement tells the story of Eisenhower and Kennedy's pursuit of a nuclear test ban. In addition, a reprint of the Gilpatric Committee's report on nuclear proliferation is also reprinted. The Gilpatric Committee was a task force created by President Johnson in 1964. Information on nuclear weapon free zones and statements for and against the CTBT are also contained in the study supplement. The video CD-ROM contains clips of nuclear weapons tests and President Kennedy's signing of the Limited Test Ban Treaty. Excerpts from Dwight D. Eisenhower's Atoms for Peace speech are also on the video CD-ROM. The audio CD-ROM is highlighted by statements and speeches by President Eisenhower and President Kennedy, President Johnson's remarks on the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and President Reagan's and General Secretary Gorbachev's statements at the INF Treaty ceremony.

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About the Author

William Lambers is the author of two other books, titled "The Battle of Britain" and "From War to Peace: The Story of Great Britain and the United States." He is a graduate of the College of Mount St. Joseph in Ohio and currently is the director of Lambers Publications, a book publisher and distributor. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 236 pages
• Publisher: Bill Lambers (May 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0972462910
• ISBN-13: 978-0972462914
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #10,153,176 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

William Lambers is the author of several books and numerous articles on global hunger, nuclear arms control and other topics. His writings have been published by the History News Network, Chicago Sun-Times, the Cincinnati Enquirer, New York Times, the Bakersfield Californian, the Duluth News Tribune, the Charleston Gazette-Mail and the San Diego Union-Tribune. He has feature columns running at Blogcritics Magazine, Examiner.com and American Chronicle.
He partnered with the United Nations World Food Programme on the book "Ending World Hunger: School Lunches for Kids Around the World." The book features over 50 interviews about school feeding programs that fight child hunger in Afghanistan, Sudan, Nepal, Yemen and many other countries. Lambers is a graduate of the College of Mount St. Joseph in Ohio (BA, MSOL).

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9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Concise... not neccesarily a compliment, January 20, 2005

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El Duderino - See all my reviews

This review is from: Nuclear Weapons (Paperback)

In this book, the first 70 pages are devoted to the actual book chapters. When you take into account the pictures (which are not really mind-blowing) and the large font, there is really not much meat to the book. It does not really describe anything that you couldn't read in a single magazine article or encyclopedia entry. The bulk of the book (the last 100 pages) is given over to poor reproductions of various documents, none of which are very exciting.

All in all, for the price, I can't complain too much, thus the two stars; one for the content and one for the value.

I would put the price of this towards a more comprehensive book.

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars user friendly book, February 1, 2005

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Sup (Florida) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Nuclear Weapons (Paperback)

This book is a well-rounded digest of information about nuclear weapons, with interesting government documents from the "50s. I have a new appreciation for Pres. Eisenhower's handling of the most powerful weapon and how to channel atomic energy away from warfare.