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Manhattan: The Army and the Atomic Bomb

By Vincent C. Jones

Book information

Publisher
Center of Military History United States Army
Year
1985
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
20 MB (21259170 bytes)
Pages
685\685
Library
mirknig.com
Time added
2012-06-19 17:00:00
Военные дисциплины;Оружие и военная техника;Оружие

Description

United States Army in World War II.The U.S. Army played a key role in the formation and administration of the Manhattan Project, the World War II organization which produced the atomic bombs that not only contributed decisively to ending the war with Japan but also opened the way to a new atomic age. This volume describes how the wartime Army, already faced with the enormous responsibility of mobilizing, training, and deploying vast forces to fight a formidable enemy on far-flung fronts in Europe and the Pacific, responded to the additional task of organizing and administering what was to become the single largest technological project of its kind undertaken up to that time...

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