The Great Decision: The Secret History of the Atomic Bomb
by Amrine, Michael
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About This Item
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1959. fair, fair. 251, index, ink notes ins fr flylf, ink & pencil underlining & notes throughout text, DJ worn: sm tears, sm pcs missing, lg tear sp. The author was formerly director of public education for the Brookhaven Laboratory, a peacetime Atomic Energy Commission research center, and a consultant to the U.S. Air Force Air Research and Development Command. This work chronicles the decision to drop the bomb from the time President Truman was informed--116 days before Hiroshima. The final chapter is entitled "Conscience and Questions. "
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- Ground Zero Books (US)
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- Title
- The Great Decision: The Secret History of the Atomic Bomb
- Author
- Amrine, Michael
- Book Condition
- Used - fair, fair
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- G. P. Putnam's Sons
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1959
- Keywords
- Nuclear, WWII, Hiroshima, Atomic Bomb, Atomic Energy, Harry S. Truman, Manhattan Project, Oppenheimer, James F. Byrnes
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