by Gordon Thomas, Max Morgan-Witts · Plaza & Janés · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788401332678
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«El año de Armagedón» is the historical essay by Gordon Thomas and Max Morgan-Witts, published by Plaza & Janés in paperback (428 pages, in Spanish).
The book examines Vatican politics and the papacy's stance on the atomic bomb, arguing that the pope is among the best-informed people in the world. It focuses on John Paul II's management and the keys to the Catholic Church's position on the possibility of a nuclear Armageddon.
Published in 1985, it belongs to the collection «Época. Hombre y sociedad», translated by Lorenzo Cortina; the original English title is «The Year of Armageddon: The Pope and the Bomb».
For readers interested in contemporary history, international relations, and the papacy of John Paul II.
Gordon Thomas was a British investigative journalist and author, notably on topics of secret intelligence. Thomas was the author of 53 books published worldwide including The Pope's Jews, Secret Wars, and Gideon's Spies, with sales exceeding 45 million copies. Thomas got the scoop on the nationalisation of the Suez Canal for the Daily Express in 1956. He was a cousin of the poet Dylan Thomas.
