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The Novel that Inspired Dr. Strangelove, or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
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4.1 • 13 Ratings
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- $11.99
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
The basis for Stanley Kubrick's masterpiece, Dr. Strangelove: A chilling Cold War thriller in which unchecked power unleashes total nuclear disaster.
Air Force Brigadier General Quinten is a dying man suffering from the paranoid delusion that he can make the world a better place by ordering a full-scale nuclear attack on the Soviet Union. Receiving word of the attack already underway, the president of the United States and his advisors now must work frantically to stop it. The US bombers are to be shot down—but a lone bomber called the "Alabama Angel" escapes and flies on to complete its lunatic mission, ignoring the president's orders.
A ghastly and chilling vision of what might happen when profound and deadly power is put into the wrong hands, this classic thriller continues to serve as a warning in today's tumultuous political climate.
Customer Reviews
Good book
Good read, similar to Fail-Safe. It’s different than Dr. Strangelove, but enjoyable. It could stand to have someone go back and format the book better for e-readers.
Nail-biting suspense
Nothing could.be more different in tone than the movie “Dr. Strangelove” and this book on which the movie was based. So don’t expect insane humor here. But the suspense is real, the possibility of this sort of scenario playing out in real life very much a part of life in the1950’s and 60’s. Allow yourself time before you start it—you may not be able to put it down.
Four out of five stars
This would be a five star review of this book based on the story alone, but the typographical errors in this publishing considerably diminish this reader’s enjoyment of the experience.