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100 _aBaggott, Jim (J.E.), 1957-
245 _aAtomic :
_bthe first war of physics and the secret history of the atom bomb, 1939-49
_cJ. E. Baggott
260 _aLondon, Crows Nest, Australia, Colchester [England]
_bIcon ; Allen & Unwyn ; Distributed in the UK by TBS Ltd
_c2009
300 _a xiv, 576 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates :
_billustrations
_c25 cm
505 _apt. 1. Mobilisation The uranverein Element 94 Critical mass A visit to Copenhagen Tube alloys pt. 2. Weapon A modest request The Italian navigator Los Alamos Ranch School [ENORMOZ] Escape from Copenhagen pt. 3. War Uncle Nick Mortal crimes Alsos and AZUSA The final push Trinity Hypocentre Operation Epsilon pt. 4. Proliferation [Dognat i peregnat] Iron Curtain Crossroads Arzamas-16 Joe-1
520 _aRich in personality, action, confrontation and deception, 'Atomic' presents an account of the race between Nazi Germany, Britain, America and the Soviet Union to build atomic weapons.
650 _aHistory
_xAtomic bomb
650 _aArms race
650 _aNuclear weapons
887 _2CamTech Library
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_cBK
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