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Deovon, (1976): Arthur H. Stockwell. First Edition. Octavo. 339p. references, appendices. Why the British had no tanks as late as 1939, the initial failure of the US Tanks until the … Mehr…

Deovon, (1976): Arthur H. Stockwell. First Edition. Octavo. 339p. references, appendices. Why the British had no tanks as late as 1939, the initial failure of the US Tanks until the British mounted their own 17 pounder which finally was a match for the Tiger or Panther German tanks. Amazing details of bad design by the Americans and of the cover up by the military high brass which was embarrassed at what they had approved. An important read with long secitons from those who give firsthand accounts.A near fine copy bound in yellow cloth, spine lettering gilt in pictorial dust jacket with just a bit of rubbing., Arthur H. Stockwell, Washington, DC: U.S. Dept. of Energy, 2005. Revised Edition. wraps. good. 28 cm, viii, 115, [1] pages. Wraps. Illustrations, Chronology. Maps. Notes. Select Bibliography. Some wear and small creases to cover edges. Volume I of the National Security History series, a joint project of the Office of History and Heritage Resources and the National Nuclear Security Administration. A history of the origins and development of the American atomic bomb program during WWII. Begins with the scientific developments of the pre-war years. Details the role of the U.S. government in conducting a secret, nationwide enterprise that took science from the laboratory and into combat with an entirely new type of weapon. Concludes with a discussion of the immediate postwar period, the debate over the Atomic Energy Act of 1946, and the founding of the Atomic Energy Commission. Chapters: the Einstein letter; physics background, 1919-1939; early government support; the Manhattan Engineer District in Operation, Manhattan Photo Gallery, the atomic bomb and American strategy; and the Manhattan district in peacetime and Manhattan Project Chart. The Manhattan Project was a research and development undertaking during World War II that produced the first nuclear weapons. It was led by the United States with the support of the United Kingdom and Canada. From 1942 to 1946, the project was under the direction of Major General Leslie Groves of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Nuclear physicist Robert Oppenheimer was the director of the Los Alamos Laboratory that designed the actual bombs. The Army component of the project was designated the Manhattan District; "Manhattan" gradually superseded the official codename, Development of Substitute Materials, for the entire project. Along the way, the project absorbed its earlier British counterpart, Tube Alloys. The Manhattan Project began modestly in 1939, but grew to employ more than 130,000 people and cost nearly US $2 billion. Over 90% of the cost was for building factories and to produce fissile material, with less than 10% for development and production of the weapons. Research and production took place at more than 30 sites across the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada. Two types of atomic bombs were developed concurrently during the war: a relatively simple gun-type fission weapon and a more complex implosion-type nuclear weapon. The Thin Man gun-type design proved impractical to use with plutonium so a simpler gun-type called Little Boy was developed that used uranium-235. Chemically identical to the most common isotope, uranium-238, and with almost the same mass, it proved difficult to separate the two. Three methods were employed for uranium enrichment: electromagnetic, gaseous and thermal. Most of this work was performed at the Clinton Engineer Works at Oak Ridge, Tennessee. In parallel with the work on uranium was an effort to produce plutonium. After the feasibility of the world's first artificial nuclear reactor was demonstrated in Chicago at the Metallurgical Laboratory, it designed the X-10 Graphite Reactor at Oak Ridge and the production reactors in Hanford, Washington, in which uranium was irradiated and transmuted into plutonium. The plutonium was then chemically separated from the uranium. The Fat Man implosion-type weapon was developed in a concerted design and development effort by the Los Alamos Laboratory. The project was also charged with gathering intelligence on the German nuclear weapon project. Through Operation Alsos, Manhattan Project personnel served in Europe where they gathered nuclear materials and documents, and rounded up German scientists. Despite the Manhattan Project's tight security, Soviet atomic spies successfully penetrated the program. The first nuclear device ever detonated was an implosion-type bomb at the Trinity test, conducted at New Mexico's Alamogordo Bombing and Gunnery Range on 16 July 1945. Little Boy and Fat Man bombs were used a month later in the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, respectively. In the immediate postwar years, the Manhattan Project conducted weapons testing at Bikini Atoll as part of Operation Crossroads, developed new weapons, promoted the development of the network of national laboratories, supported medical research into radiology and laid the foundations for the nuclear navy. It maintained control over American atomic weapons research and production until the formation of the United States Atomic Energy Commission in January 1947., U.S. Dept. of Energy, 2005, Hippocrene Books, New York:. Hardcover, no dustjacket. Very good condition. Forgotten Holocaust has become a classic of World War II literature. As Norman Davies noted, "Dr. Richard Lukas has rendered a valuable service, by showing that no one can properly analyze the fate of one ethnic community in occupied Poland without referring to the fates of others. In this sense, The Forgotten Holocaust is a powerful corrective." The third edition includes a new preface by the author, a new foreword by Norman Davies, a short history of ZEGOTA, the underground government organization working to save the Jews, and an annotated listing of many Poles executed by the Germans for trying to shelter and save Jews. Richard C. Lukas has authored and co-authored nine books including Did the Children Cry: Hitler's War Against Jewish and Polish Children, 1939-1945 (Hippocrene Books, 1994 and 2001). He earned his Ph.D. in history from Florida State University, and in recognition of his scholarship, Alliance College granted him the honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters in 1987. He resides in Florida. "There is no doubt that from the very beginning of their occupation the Nazis were intent on destroying Poland as a nation, and in his absorbing account of wartime Poland, Richard Lukas outlines the variety of means that they employed for that purpose." ÑThe New York Review of Books "Lukas tells the story with an outrage properly contained within the framework of a scholarly narrative." ÑWashington Post "A superior work." ÑLibrary Journal "An eloquent, gripping account." ÑPublishers Weekly ISBN: 0781805287., Hippocrene Books, New York:<

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[EAN: 9780781805285], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Hippocrene Books York, New York], GERMANY, POLAND, WORLD WAR II, RICHARD C. LUKAS, OCCUPIED NORMAN DAVIES, POLISH HISTORY, ZEGOTA, UNDERGROUND, SHOAH, JEWS, POLES, GERMANS OCCUPATION, NAZIS, CHILDREN, TWO, SECOND, History|Holocaust, History|Military|World War II, 358 pages. Hardcover, no dustjacket. Very good condition. HOLOCAUST. Forgotten Holocaust has become a classic of World War II literature. As Norman Davies noted, "Dr. Richard Lukas has rendered a valuable service, by showing that no one can properly analyze the fate of one ethnic community in occupied Poland without referring to the fates of others. In this sense, The Forgotten Holocaust is a powerful corrective." The third edition includes a new preface by the author, a new foreword by Norman Davies, a short history of ZEGOTA, the underground government organization working to save the Jews, and an annotated listing of many Poles executed by the Germans for trying to shelter and save Jews. Richard C. Lukas has authored and co-authored nine books including Did the Children Cry: Hitler's War Against Jewish and Polish Children, 1939-1945 (Hippocrene Books, 1994 and 2001). He earned his Ph.D. in history from Florida State University, and in recognition of his scholarship, Alliance College granted him the honorary degree of Doctor of Humane Letters in 1987. He resides in Florida. "There is no doubt that from the very beginning of their occupation the Nazis were intent on destroying Poland as a nation, and in his absorbing account of wartime Poland, Richard Lukas outlines the variety of means that they employed for that purpose." ÑThe New York Review of Books "Lukas tells the story with an outrage properly contained within the framework of a scholarly narrative." ÑWashington Post "A superior work." ÑLibrary Journal "An eloquent, gripping account." ÑPublishers Weekly (Key Words: Germany, Poland, World War II, Richard C. Lukas, Occupied Poland, Norman Davies, Polish History, ZEGOTA, Polish Underground, Shoah, Polish Jews, Poles, Germans Occupation, Nazis, Polish Children, World War Two, Second World War).<

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