Titles in This Set:. Midnight in Chernobyl: The Untold Story of the World's Greatest Nuclear Disaster. Challenger: A True Story of Heroism and Disaster on the Edge of Space Condition: Brand New. Format: Paperback Overview:. Two masterfully researched histories by Adam Higginbotham are brought together in this compelling collection. Midnight in Chernobyl unpacks the world’s greatest nuclear disaster with a meticulous blend of archival records, eyewitness testimonies, and primary sources, revealing not only the sequence of events but the human narratives and political pressures that shaped them. Higginbotham dispels myths and clarifies how secrecy, misinformation, and fear affected response, policy, and public understanding of radiation risks. Challenger offers a gripping, evidence-based account of the 1986 space shuttle tragedy, tracing decisions, engineering debates, and the culture within NASA that contributed to the disaster. Together, these volumes illuminate how institutions confro...