Fail Safe
by Eugene Burdick & Harvey Wheeler
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- No DJ., Very Good
- Seller
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Mulvane, Kansas, United States
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About This Item
Private Library Label FPD, else appears a s unread, unblemished copy in fine tan/black boards.
Fail-Safe, by Eugene Burdick and Harvey Wheeler, is a best-selling thriller first published in 1962, followed two years later by a popular film starring Henry Fonda and Walter Matthau. Set during the Cold War, it explores what could happen if one of the two superpowers were to accidentally launch a nuclear strike against the other. A brief Preface by the co-authors indicates they had no access to classified information in preparing the novel, and they embellished the weapons described in declassified documents by making them more powerful and effective. They envision the novel's action as taking place in 1967. They warn that the laws of probability suggest an accident will occur if the nuclear weapons buildup by the two countries continues.
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- Bookseller
- Eve's Reads (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- #2089-20319AK
- Title
- Fail Safe
- Author
- Eugene Burdick & Harvey Wheeler
- Book Condition
- Used - No DJ., Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Ed 6th Prtg
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- McGraw-Hill Book Co
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1962
- Pages
- 286
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Thriller
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