Atomic Bomb Island: Tinian, the Last Stage of the Manhattan Project, and the Dropping of the Atomic Bombs on Japan in World War II 9780811769310

The Atomic Bomb and the End of World War II 9781400868261

This book discusses the decision to use the atomic bomb. Libraries and scholars will find it a necessary adjunct to thei

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The Atomic Bomb in Images and Documents: The Manhattan Project and the Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki 2021057651, 9781476684888, 147668488X

Samuel S. Kloda spent more than 40 years meeting with the scientists who built the first atomic bombs, and the crews tha

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The Atomic Bomb and the Origins of the Cold War 9780300142655

After a devastating world war, culminating in the obliteration of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, it was clear that the United S

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Countdown 1945: The Extraordinary Story of the Atomic Bomb and the 116 Days That Changed the World : The Extraordinary Story of the Atomic Bomb and the 116 Days That Changed the World 9781982143343, 9781982143367

“Propulsive.” — Time “Reads like a tense thriller.” — The Washington Post “The most exciting book I’ve read all year.” —

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Atomic Imperialism: The State, Monopoly, and the Bomb

Allen, James S. Atomic Imperialism: The State, Monopoly, and the Bomb. New York: International Publishers, 1952.

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The Decision to Use the Atomic Bomb 9780307773128

With a new preface by the author Controversial in nature, this book demonstrates that the United States did not need to

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Nightstalkers: The Wright Project and the 868th Bomb Squadron in World War II 9781636242057, 9781636242064

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Life and Times of the Atomic Bomb: Nuclear Weapons and the Transformation of Warfare 1317520092, 9781317520092

Life and Times of the Atomic Bomb takes up the question of how the world found itself in the age of nuclear weapons – an

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The Unfinished Atomic Bomb: Shadows and Reflections 9781498550208, 9781498550215

In its diversity of perspectives, The Unfinished Atomic Bomb: Shadows and Reflections is testament to the ways in which

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The Making of the Indian Atomic Bomb: Science, Secrecy and the Postcolonial State 1856496309, 9781856496308

In 1974 India exploded an atomic device. In May 1998 the new right-wing BJP Government set off several more, encounterin

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