Random House: Bringing You the Best in Fiction, Nonfiction, and Children's Books
Authors
Books
Features
Newletters and Alerts

Subscribe to our RSS/XML feed with web-based news readers.
Click your choice:

RSS
RSS PDF
Atom Feed
Add to Google

Browse Category

Find more History books by browsing the categories below.

History:

Sort: Author   Bestselling  Format   Date   Price   Title  
The Dead Hand
The Dead Hand
Written by David Hoffman
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780385524377
Our Price: $35.00
 Quantity: 1 
Buy From a Local Store

The Dead Hand
The Untold Story of the Cold War Arms Race and its Dangerous Legacy
Written by David Hoffman


Format: Hardcover, 592 pages
On Sale: September 22, 2009
Price: $35.00

This riveting narrative history of the end of the arms race sheds new light on the frightening last chapters of the Cold War and the legacy of the nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons that remain a threat today.

During the Cold War, world superpowers amassed nuclear arsenals containing the explosive power... Read more >
Also available as an eBook.
The Dead Hand
The Dead Hand
Written by David E. Hoffman, Read by Bob Walter
Format: Abridged Compact Disc
ISBN: 9780739384855
Our Price: $40.00
 Quantity: 1 
Buy From a Local Store

The Dead Hand
The Untold Story of the Cold War Arms Race and its Dangerous Legacy
Written by David E. Hoffman
Read by Bob Walter


Format: Abridged Compact Disc
On Sale: September 22, 2009
Price: $40.00

This riveting narrative history of the end of the arms race sheds new light on the frightening last chapters of the Cold War and the legacy of the nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons that remain a threat today.

During the Cold War, world superpowers amassed nuclear arsenals containing the explosive power... Read more >
The Dead Hand
The Dead Hand
Written by David E. Hoffman, Read by Bob Walter
Format: Abridged Audiobook Download
ISBN: 9780739384862
Our Price: $20.00

For more information about downloading this audiobook
visit our Audiobook Download FAQ page.

The Dead Hand
The Untold Story of the Cold War Arms Race and its Dangerous Legacy
Written by David E. Hoffman
Read by Bob Walter


Format: Abridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: September 22, 2009
Price: $20.00

This riveting narrative history of the end of the arms race sheds new light on the frightening last chapters of the Cold War and the legacy of the nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons that remain a threat today.

During the Cold War, world superpowers amassed nuclear arsenals containing the explosive power... Read more >
Also available as an abridged audio CD and an unabridged audiobook download.
The Dead Hand
The Dead Hand
Written by David Hoffman
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780385532174
Our Price: $35.00
? What's this?           amazon.com
the eBook Store from Sony
more>>
The Dead Hand
The Untold Story of the Cold War Arms Race and its Dangerous Legacy
Written by David Hoffman


Format: eBook, 496 pages
On Sale: September 22, 2009
Price: $35.00

This riveting narrative history of the end of the arms race sheds new light on the frightening last chapters of the Cold War and the legacy of the nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons that remain a threat today.

During the Cold War, world superpowers amassed nuclear arsenals containing the explosive power... Read more >
Also available as a hardcover.
The Dead Hand
The Dead Hand
Written by David E. Hoffman, Read by Bob Walter
Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
ISBN: 9781415967348
Our Price: $27.50

For more information about downloading this audiobook
visit our Audiobook Download FAQ page.

The Dead Hand
The Untold Story of the Cold War Arms Race and its Dangerous Legacy
Written by David E. Hoffman
Read by Bob Walter


Format: Unabridged Audiobook Download
On Sale: September 22, 2009
Price: $27.50

This riveting narrative history of the end of the arms race sheds new light on the frightening last chapters of the Cold War and the legacy of the nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons that remain a threat today.

During the Cold War, world superpowers amassed nuclear arsenals containing the explosive power... Read more >
Also available as an abridged audio CD and an abridged audiobook download.
Arsenals of Folly
Arsenals of Folly
Written by Richard Rhodes
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780375713941
Our Price: $15.95
 Quantity: 1 
Buy From a Local Store

Arsenals of Folly
The Making of the Nuclear Arms Race
Written by Richard Rhodes


Format: Trade Paperback, 432 pages
On Sale: November 4, 2008
Price: $15.95

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Richard Rhodes delivers a riveting account of the nuclear arms race and the Cold War.

In the Reagan-Gorbachev era, the United States and the Soviet Union came within minutes of nuclear war, until Gorbachev boldly launched a campaign to eliminate nuclear weapons, setting the stage for the 1986... Read more >
Also available as an unabridged audiobook download, eBook and a hardcover.
Arsenals of Folly
Arsenals of Folly
Written by Richard Rhodes
Format: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780375414138
Our Price: $28.95
 Quantity: 1 
Buy From a Local Store

Arsenals of Folly
The Making of the Nuclear Arms Race
Written by Richard Rhodes


Format: Hardcover, 400 pages
On Sale: October 9, 2007
Price: $28.95

From the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Making of the Atomic Bomb: the story of the entire postwar superpower arms race, climaxing during the Reagan-Gorbachev decade when the United States and the Soviet Union came within scant hours of nuclear war—and then nearly agreed to abolish nuclear weapons.

In a narrative that... Read more >
Also available as an unabridged audiobook download, eBook and a trade paperback.
Arsenals of Folly
Arsenals of Folly
Written by Richard Rhodes
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780307267863
Our Price: $15.95
? What's this?           amazon.com
the eBook Store from Sony
more>>
Arsenals of Folly

Written by Richard Rhodes


Format: eBook
On Sale: October 9, 2007
Price: $15.95

Pulitzer Prize-winning author Richard Rhodes delivers a riveting account of the nuclear arms race and the Cold War.

In the Reagan-Gorbachev era, the United States and the Soviet Union came within minutes of nuclear war, until Gorbachev boldly launched a campaign to eliminate nuclear weapons, setting the stage for the 1986... Read more >
High Noon in the Cold War
High Noon in the Cold War
Written by Max Frankel
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780345466716
Our Price: $15.00
 Quantity: 1 
Buy From a Local Store

High Noon in the Cold War
Kennedy, Krushchev, and the Cuban Missile Crisis
Written by Max Frankel


Format: Trade Paperback, 224 pages
On Sale: September 27, 2005
Price: $15.00

One of the giants of American journalism now re-creates an unforgettable time–in which the whole world feared extinction. High Noon in the Cold War captures the Cuban Missile Crisis in a new light, from inside the hearts and minds of the famous men who provoked and, in the nick of time... Read more >
Also available as an eBook.
Raid on the Sun
Raid on the Sun
Written by Rodger Claire
Format: Trade Paperback
ISBN: 9780767914253
Our Price: $15.95
 Quantity: 1 
Buy From a Local Store

Raid on the Sun
Inside Israel's Secret Campaign that Denied Saddam the Bomb
Written by Rodger Claire


Format: Trade Paperback, 288 pages
On Sale: March 1, 2005
Price: $15.95

The first authorized inside account of one of the most daring—and successful—military operations in recent history

From the earliest days of his dictatorship, Saddam Hussein had vowed to destroy Israel. So when France sold Iraq a top-of-the-line nuclear reactor in 1975, the Israelis were justifiably concerned—especially when they discovered that Iraqi scientists... Read more >
Also available as an eBook.
High Noon in the Cold War
High Noon in the Cold War
Written by Max Frankel
Format: eBook
ISBN: 9780345480491
Our Price: $15.00
? What's this?           amazon.com
the eBook Store from Sony
more>>
High Noon in the Cold War
Kennedy, Khrushchev, and the Cuban Missile Crisis
Written by Max Frankel


Format: eBook
On Sale: September 28, 2004
Price: $15.00

One of the giants of American journalism now re-creates an unforgettable time–in which the whole world feared extinction. High Noon in the Cold War captures the Cuban Missile Crisis in a new light, from inside the hearts and minds of the famous men who provoked and, in the nick of time... Read more >
Also available as a trade paperback.
Page 1 of 1
View past category highlights: