{"product_id":"chernobyl","title":"Chernobyl","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the early hours of the morning of 26 April 1986, the nuclear reactor    at the Chernobyl power plant in Ukraine exploded, unleashing a storm  of   radioactive material into the atmosphere and contaminating most of    Europe with its fallout. It was a disaster on an unprecedented scale.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn    this comprehensive guide, Ian Fitzgerald explores the events as they  unfolded: the science behind the explosion and what went wrong; the  hubris and heroism shown on the ground as  engineers,  firefighters,  doctors and government officials all worked to  contain the  fiasco; as  well as the cover-ups and recriminations that followed. Photographs  reveal the human side to the story and  the  ordinary men and woman who  put their lives on the line to escape total catastrophe. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFitzgerald asks what lessons can be learned - and what, if anything, we are doing to make sure they can never happen again.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57503812714869,"sku":"9781398879805","price":7.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781398879805.jpg?v=1786867524","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/chernobyl","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}