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| Genre/Form: | Digital images History |
|---|---|
| Additional Physical Format: | Online version: Jones, Vincent C., 1915- Manhattan, the Army and the atomic bomb. Washington, D.C. : Center of Military History, U.S. Army : For sale by the Supt. of Docs., U.S.G.P.O., 1985 (OCoLC)610219299 |
| Material Type: | Government publication, National government publication, Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Book, Internet Resource |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Vincent C Jones |
| OCLC Number: | 10913875 |
| Description: | xx, 660 pages, [4] folded leaves of plates : illustrations ; 26 cm. |
| Contents: | The army and the atomic energy program, 1939-1942 -- Establishing the Manhattan district -- First steps for weapon development -- General Groves takes command -- Organizing for production -- The electromagnetic process -- The gaseous diffusion process -- The liquid thermal diffusion process -- The pile process -- Anglo-American collaboration -- Security -- Foreign intelligence operations -- The raw materials program -- The feed materials program -- Land acquisition -- Manpower procurement -- Manpower conservation -- Electric power -- Communications and transportation -- Health and safety -- The atomic communities in Tennessee -- The atomic communities in Washington state -- The atomic communities in New Mexico -- The Los Alamos weapon program -- Weapon development and testing -- The atomic bombing of Japan -- The atomic age and its problems -- The army and the atomic energy program, 1945-1947. |
| Series Title: | United States Army in World War II., Special studies. |
| Responsibility: | by Vincent C. Jones. |
Abstract:
The role of the War Department, Manhattan District, and other Army agencies and individuals from 1939 through World War II in developing and employing the atomic bomb.
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