Nuclear Weapons

Rating:
Summary: Concise... not neccesarily a compliment
Review: 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.

Rating:
Summary: user friendly book
Review: 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.