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The Manhattan Project
Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers 2009; US$ 17.95The first collection ever of the writings and insights of the original creators of the atomic bomb, along with pieces by the most important historians and interpreters of the subject, is now in paperback. Born out of a small research program begun in 1939, the Manhattan Project eventually employed more than 130,000 people, including our foremost... more...
Shockwave
HarperCollins US 2005; US$ 11.99At 31,000 feet above Japan, Tom Ferebee sits hunched over his bombsight. Below him lies the primary target of an operation called "Special Mission Number 13" by the few military personnel aware of its existence -- Hiroshima, a city of over 300,000. He waits until the aiming point is directly below the crosshairs and releases his cargo -- a five-ton... more...
At the Nuclear Precipice
Palgrave Macmillan 2008; US$ 34.00This book examines the intersections between international law and national policies, and nuclear proliferation and disarmament, offering a way out if policy makers of leading countries can summon the vision and political will to move away from the nuclear precipice and ensure humanity's future. more...
Strategic Culture and Weapons of Mass Destruction
Palgrave Macmillan 2009; US$ 105.00This book describes strategic culture and its value as a methodological approach to the study of International Relations. In particular, the book uses strategic culture to illuminate a number of case studies on countries that have made decisions regarding the acquisition, proliferation or use of weapons of mass destruction. more...
The Atomic Bazaar
Penguin Books Ltd 2008; Not AvailableIn the nuclear age, arms are the ultimate commodity. And now they are easier and cheaper to acquire and make than ever before ; which means that for poor nations or non-state terror groups, weapons of mass destruction are up for grabs. William Langewiesche looks at how nuclear weapons have gone wholesale. He visits the smuggling routes in Turkey... more...
Nuclear Dawn
Osprey Publishing 2011; US$ 12.95When President Obama and others say they want to end America's dependence on foreign oil, the vision is usually presented in terms of "a new Manhattan Project." So what really was the Manhattan Project? According to James Delgado, at the start of the project in 1942, the element plutonium only existed in microscopic quantities. By June 16, 1945, the... more...
Bravo Superbomb Disaster
Hillcrest Media Group, Inc. 2012; US$ 5.95Assigned as a draftee to a hydrogen-bomb test operation in the Marshall Islands, Frank Zagone gives his account of the March 1, 1954 detonation of BRAVO, a 15 megaton superbomb, the most powerful and radiologically dirty nuclear blast in U.S. history (equivalent to 1000 Hiroshima bombs). He writes about a scientific miscalculation in the... more...
Historical Dictionary of Atomic Espionage
Scarecrow Press 2011; US$ 74.99The Historical Dictionary of Atomic Espionage relates the history of atomic espionage through a chronology, an introductory essay, and cross-referenced dictionary entries on the agencies, agents, and operations. This book is an excellent access point for students, researchers, and anyone wanting to know more about atomic espionage. more...
Napoleon's Guard Infantry (2)
Osprey Publishing 2012; US$ 13.95This title looks at Napoleon's Middle and Young Guard infantry. The seniority of Guard infantry was only established definitely in 1812 by the Guard's chief of personnel, Courtois. The title 'Young Guard' was assigned to the newly-raised regiments in 1809, but the term 'Middle Guard' came into use about 1811. From the beginning the newer guard regiments... more...
Nuclear Weapons Testing At The Nevada Test Site
Hillcrest Media Group, Inc. 2012; US$ 49.95Nuclear weapons and their control and testing have been newsworthy topics for public reading and vigorous "debate" since 1945. But, very few people can describe why and how nuclear weapons have been tested by the US. The authors of this book have made very serious efforts to provide such information for readers without a technical... more...









