Chernobyl: The History of a Nuclear Catastrophe by Serhii Plokhy

This book delivers a powerful account of the 1986 Chernobyl disaster, revealing how human error, political secrecy, and systemic failure led to the world’s worst nuclear accident. Serhii Plokhy examines the immediate catastrophe and its long-term global consequences, offering a gripping and authoritative history of a tragedy that reshaped the modern world.