| Description |
viii, 371 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Making of the modern world |
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Making of the modern world (Oxford University Press)
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [310]-355) and index. |
| Contents |
The world's atom -- Great Britain : refugees, air power, and the possibility of the bomb -- Japan and Germany : paths not taken -- The United States I : imagining and building the bomb -- The United States II : using the bomb -- Japan : the atomic bombs and war's end -- The Soviet Union : the bomb and the Cold War -- The world's bomb -- Epilogue : nightmares and hopes. |
| Summary |
An insightful and fast-paced narrative reveals the international story behind the development of the atom bomb and illuminates a pivotal moment in the development of the modern age, as it discusses the crises that led to the Second World War, unsuccessful attempts to control the spread of nuclear weapons, the political and strategic decisions that led to the bomb, and its implications for the modern world. |
| Subject |
Atomic bomb -- History.
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| ISBN |
9780192804372 hardback |
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0192804375 hardback |
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