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by Fred Kaplan (Author), Martin Sherwin (Author) "IT WAS AUGUST 7, 1945, a cool but sticky Tuesday morning in Bethany, Connecticut, a sleepy suburb resting on the northwestern edges of New Haven..." (more)
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This is the untold story of the small group of men who have devised the plans and shaped the policies on how to use the Bomb. The book (first published in 1983) explores the secret world of these strategists and the nuclear age and brings to light a chapter in American political and military history never before revealed.

This is the third volume in the "Stanford Nuclear Age Series."

Product Details
  • Paperback: 456 pages
  • Publisher: Stanford University Press; 1 edition (August 1, 1991)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0804718849
  • ISBN-13: 978-0804718844
  • Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 1.1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  (6 customer reviews)
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