The Manhattan Project and the Dropping of the Atomic Bomb: The Essential Reference Guide

by
Aaron Barloweditor

Aaron Barlow, PhD, is a professor of English at the New York City College of Technology of the City University of New York. He earned his doctorate in English from the University of Iowa.

The Manhattan Project and the Dropping of the Atomic Bomb: The Essential Reference Guide

20191130

ABC-CLIO

Pages 376
Topics Alamogordo Bombing and Gunnery Range;Bush, Vannevar;Clinton Engineer Works;Einstein, Albert;Fissile Material;Hiroshima, Bombing of;Nuclear Chain Reaction;Oppenheimer, Julius Robert;Pacific Theater;Roosevelt, Franklin D.;Trinity Test;Truman, Harry;American History: Conflict

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The Manhattan Project and the Dropping of the Atomic Bomb: The Essential Reference Guide

Author(s): Aaron Barlow
Contributors: Barlow, Aaron;
Abstract:

This invaluable resource offers students a comprehensive overview of the Manhattan Project and the decision to drop the atomic bomb, with more than 80 in-depth articles on a variety of topics and dozens of key primary source documents.


  • Provides an important resource for understanding the decision-making process and programs that led to the successful development of the atomic bomb

  • Offers readers the critical material to understand the controversial decision by President Harry Truman to drop atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki

  • Provides an A through Z review of all the key reference content needed to form the complete picture of the Manhattan Project

  • Introduces readers to many of the key primary source documents related to the Manhattan Project and the atomic bomb
Editor(s): Barlow, Aaron;
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Aaron Barloweditor

Aaron Barlow, PhD, is a professor of English at the New York City College of Technology of the City University of New York. He earned his doctorate in English from the University of Iowa.
eISBN-13: 9781440859441
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Print ISBN-13: 9781440859434
Imprint: ABC-CLIO
Pages: 376
Publication Date: 20191130