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Baruch (Ed.) THE INTERNATIONAL CONTROL OF ATOMIC ENERGYUSGPO 1946

Prepared in the Office of Mr. Bernard M. Baruch, United States Representative. Scientific Information Transmitted to the United Nations Atomic Energy Commission, June 14, 1946-October 14, 1946. 195 pages. 1st Softcover VG $20
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Bradley, DavidNO PLACE TO HIDEAtlantic 1948

The Bikini Atoll hydrogen bomb testing by the U.S. as written by the medical officer who was present. Technical information, 182 pages. F- $10
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Burleson, Clyde W.THE JENNIFER PROJECTPrentice-Hall 1977

Howard Hughes...the CIA...A Russian Submarine...the intelligence coup of the decade." The inside story of a CIA operation to salvage a Russian submarine and its top-secret military weapons cargo. Photos, diagram, map, chart, 179 pages. VG/G+ $12
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Bush, VannevarMODERN ARMS AND FREE MENSimon and Schuster 1949

A discussion of the role of science in preserving democracy, 273 pages. BCE VG+/VG $10
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Chamberlain and EllisTANKS OF THE WORLD 1915-1945Galahad 1972

Over 100 photos plus data and development notes describe the tanks including many rarely-seen experimental models and prototypes from 1916-1945. Comprehensive. 4to-pictorial format, photos, index, 256 pages. 1st F-/VG $25
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Christman, AlTARGET HIROSHIMAUSNI 1999

Deak Parsons, the Manhatten Project and the creation of the Atomic bomb. 1st F-/F- $18
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Clark, RonaldTHE BIRTH OF THE BOMBPhoenix 1961

The untold story of Britain's part in the weapon that changed the world, the creation of the Atomic bomb. UK edition. 1st VG+/VG $20
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Compton, Arthur HollyATOMIC QUESTOxford University Press 1956

"A complete, clear, and generous account of the activities of all his colleagues in the Manhattan Project during the war. This book and the more technically detailed Smyth report constitute the basic historical documents on this epoch-making activity. Compton was present at the first controlled release of atomic energy in a squash court in Chicago. He describes in detail the deliberations of the committees which considered how and when the bomb should be used. Compton was awarded the Nobel Prize in Physics. Photos, 370 Pages. 1st VG/VG $20
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Cooksley, Peter G.FLYING BOMBSimon and Schuster 1979

The tale of the flying bomb and rocket attacks on Great Britain and parts of the Continent during the summer of 1944 is examined properly here for the first time. Also revealed is the way the Robot Age was conceived long before Hitler's Germany, and how the final realization made possible a new Battle of Britain. The work of the Royal Observer Corps, the fire brigades, the police and the Salvation Army is recounted here, with that of the RAF, already stretched to support the Normandy landings. Also detailed are the muddles and conspiracies at high level on both sides, but clearly shown is the ability of the British to have the right man at the helm in times of need. Surprisingly, America also flirted with the idea of a flying bomb and the development and trial of it, in addition to the Nazis' attempts to adapt theirs as a suicide weapon, are also covered in some detail. Appendices include an investigation into the markings and colour schemes of the weapons and a list of examples which have survived in collections throughout the world. Photos, charts, diagrams, extensive app., 208 pages. 1st NF/VG+ $18
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Dalgleish and SchweikartTRIDENTSouthern Illinois Univ. 1984

An exhaustive analysis of every aspect of the Trident submarine program beginning as part of the "STRAT-X" study of 1967 to the present. This comprehensive study includes descriptions of the base, the construction process, the vessel itself, improvements in submarine technology that will affect it, and the political struggles involved in activating the program. Photos, charts, diagrams, app., 502 pages. 1st NEW $25
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Fane and MooreTHE NAKED WARRIORSUSNI 1995

The Story of the U.S.Navy's Frogmen. Fane's blow-by-blow account of UDT operations in World War II and Korea is the classic frogman story told by a legendary commander. 20 photos, 308 pages. USNI reprint F-/F- $25
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Fermi, LauraATOMS IN THE FAMILY: My Life With Enrico Fermi University of Chicago Press 1954

An interesting inside look at the development of the atomic bomb and nuclear research written by the wife of Enrico Fermi. Many behind-the-scenes details about development of the first A-Bomb. Physicist Enrico Fermi's wife describes her life with him during the birth of the Atomic Age, and his many encounters with the premier scientists of the day. Photos, 263 pages. 1st NF/VG $12
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Foss, ChristopherARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLES OF THE WORLD Scribners 1971

TIncludes tanks, armoured cars, lihjt fighting units, armoured personnel carriers, and self propelled guns. 192 pages. 1st VG/VG $12
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Gannon, RobertHELLIONS OF THE DEEP Penn State Press 1996

The Development of American Torpedoes in WWII. A finely crafted, thoroughly informative study of the failure and of the successful technical effort to develop winning weapons for the American Fleet Submarines. Comprehensive. Photos, diagrams, 241 pages. 1st NEW condition $25
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Giovannitti and FreedTHE DECISION TO DROP THE BOMB Coward-McCann 1965

From the earliset days of the program to produce the A-bomb American government officials, military men, and scientists considered the problems of its use and their thinking began to crystallize as completion of the 1st test bomb approached in the spring of 1945. Photos, app., 348 pages. G+ $15
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Goudsmit, Samuel A.ALSOSHenry Schuman 1947

In September 1943, Goudsmit was offered and accepted the position of scientific head of Project ALSOS. The purpose of the ALSOS MISSION was to follow directly behind advanced elements of Allied forces in Europe in order to uncover firsthand information on war-related German scientific research, especially research in nuclear physics and atom bomb development. This unit also helped indentify German scientists who were priority targets for capture and retention in the west. Illus., 259 Pages. 1st VG/G $25
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Groves, Leslie R.NOW IT CAN BE TOLD: The Story of the Manhattan ProjectHarper 1962

The account by Lieutenant General Leslie Groves about his experience as the commander of the Manhattan Project including information on the work of the scientists in labs and the field, the building of the sites for experimentation, security measures, intelligence and counterintelligence, training the pilots, and the planning of the bombing runs. A remarkable story of the entire program for planning and manufacture of the atomic bomb. The author was head of the Atomic Energy Program and the Manhattan Project that produced Fat Man and Little Boy, the two atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Photos, 464 pages. Very scarce 1st NF/NF $65
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Hachiya M.D., MichihikoHIROSHIMA DIARYChapel Hill 1955

The journal of a Japanese physician August 6 - September 30, 1945 Endpaper maps, 238 pages. 1st VG+/VG $25; ANOTHER COPY 3rd printing G+ $12
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Henshall, PhilipHITLER'S ROCKET SITESHale 1985

In this important study Henshall describes the development of the V1 and V2 and gives the results of his comprehensive investigation of the sites built by the Germans to store, service and launch the rockets. His fresh look at the mass of physical evidence in Northern France has led him to some startling conclusions about the strategy behind these structures. The site organization shows that originally the bulk of the offensive against the United Kingdom was to be carried out using the V1 from sites where little attempt at concealment was made. The servicing and launching sites built for the V2 show that they were also intended for long range developments, including the A91 0 combination, capable of reaching the U.S.A. One of the sites included silos for the launching of the V2 - strong evidence that the Germans intended to use nuclear or chemical warheads against Britain. Detailed site plans and a comprehensive text explain the military implications of this technical achievement and analyze the factors which thwarted Hitler's ambitious - and almost successful-endeavour. The impact of the V1 pulse jet and V2 rocket-powered weapons is a subject central to the history of the Second World War. Phtos, map, diagrams, 221 pages. Scarce UK edition 1st NF/VG $35
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Henshall, PhilipVENGEANCE. HITLER'S NUCLEAR WEAPON: FACT OR FICTION?Sutton 1995

This book raises fundamental questions about the existence of a wartime Nazi nuclear weapon--something always denied after the war by the Nazi scientists who worked on the V2 program and by the U. S. Government, whose forces captured virtually all of the documents relating to this program. Here are all aspects of the German "miracle weapon" project, brought together in one publication--what it was, what it contained and how it was to be delivered including Allied photographic interpretation reports and the Nazi submarine U-234 cargo list. Photos, maps, glossary, bib., index, 180 pages. 1st NF/VG+ $25
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Heisenberg, Werner DER TEIL UND DAS GANZEPiper 1969

*ENTIRELY GERMAN TEXT* "Gesprache im Umkreis der Atomphysik." Written by one of the leaders in Atomic physics, Werner Heisenberg. Photo, 333 pages. Some pen notations in text-otherwise VG - $15
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Hirschfelder and Glasstone (Editors THE EFFECTS OF ATOMIC WEAPONS McGraw-Hill 1950

Prepared for and in Cooperation with the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission Under the Direction of the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico. This book brings you the fullest information and most accurate data on this subject published at that time. Based on the bombing of Japan as well as the post-war tests in the South Pacific. Mainly concerned with structural damage, the effects on warships and details what to expect from atom bomb explosion and protective measures for personnel and property. Comprehensive. Photos, tables, charts, diagrams, 456 pages. 1st NF/VG $35: ANOTHER COPY Revised September 1950 edition. Softcover printed by USGPO. VG $25
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Hodges and Freidman DESTROYER WEAPONS OF WORLD WAR 2USNI 1979

A detailed comparison between British and American destroyer armament; guns, torpedoes and ASW weapons as well as mountings, directors, fire control, and electronics. Over 150 b+w photos, many highly detailed line drawings, 192 pages. Scarce 1st VG/VG $45
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Hoyt, Edwin P. THE KAMIKAZESArbor House 1983

"A powerful, incisive portrait of the men who carried out the Japanese suicide missions during the Pacific campaign of World War II." Photos, 333 pages. 1st F-/F- $20
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Humble, Richard TANKSBarker 1977

"A lucid and fascinating account of the development of one of the most notorious and misunderstood intruments of warfare in the twentieth century. Large 4to-pictorial format, color and b+w photos and ill., diagrams, 144 pages. 1st VG/G+ $18
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Inoguchi, Nakajima and PineauTHE DIVINE WINDUSNI 1958

The story of Japan's Kamakaze force in World War Two. Photos, app., 240 pages. 1st VG+/VG $15
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Irving, DavidTHE MARE'S NESTLittle Brown 1965

A history of the German Secret Weapon's campaign and Allied countermeasures. "Utilizing recently released secret Nazi documents and private papers of the English scientists and war leaders as well as hundreds of first-hand interviews, David Irving tells in THE MARE'S NEST the exciting and fascinating story of the German secret- weapons program and Allied counterefforts." Photos, 320 pages. Scarce 1st NF/VG+ $50
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Joubert de la Ferte', PhilipROCKETPhilosophical Library 1957

A highly significant book in the history of space exploration. Air Marshall Philip Joubert reviews the Nazi work at Peenemunde on the V-1 and V-2 weapons. Includes chapters on photographic investigations, the Sandys investigation, the attack on Peenemunde, home defense and more. 26 B&W photos, illus, diagrams, 190 pages. Scarce 1st VG/G+ $30
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Jungk, RobertBRIGHTER THAN A THOUSAND SUNSHartcourt 1956

A personal history of the atomic scientists. 369 pages. VG/G+ $12
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Kemp, PeterUNDERWATER WARRIORSBrockhampton 1999

Midget submarines are an important but relatively little-known part of the history of submarine development and use. During WWII midget submarines were used extensively and effectively in raids against seaborne, harbor, and land based targets __ a subject that is throughly covered in this study. 75 photos, line drawings, charts, app., 256 pages. 1st NEW condition $20
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King and KuttaIMPACT: The History of Germany's V - Weapons in World War IISarpedon 1998

Provides an operational context to the Third Reich's missiles that was previously ignored and documents how neither side fully grasped the implications of guided missiles at the time. Examines how misconceptions about the V-1 and V-2 weapons -- weapons that inaugurated the modern age warfare--continue today. 14 photos, 358 pages. NF/NF $20
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Lamont, LansingDAY OF TRINITYAtheneum 1965

The dramatic story of the first atomic bomb test explosion in los Alamos, New Mexico and the men who, in July 1945, opened the nuclear age. Photos, 333 pages. 1st VG+/G+ $10
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Lawren, WilliamTHE GENERAL AND THE BOMB: A Biography of General Leslie R. Groves, Director of the Manhattan Project Dodd Mead Co. 1988

Gathers new material from Groves' personal papers and interviews to show that the success of the Manhattan Project was due to his far-reaching vision, aggressiveness, and relentless energy 324 pages. Scarce 1st NF/NF $35
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Macksey, KennethROMMEL: BATTLES AND CAMPAIGNSMayflower 1979

Provides a perceptive and incisive analysis of Rommel's military operations from the First World War through his North Africa campaigns and defense of the Normandy coast during World War Two. 4to-pictorial format, color and b+w photos, maps, diagrams, 307 pages. 1st F-/VG+ $20
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Macksey and BatchlorTANKScribners 1970

"A history of the armoured fighting vehicle." Comprehensive. Large 4to-pictorial format, photos, color and b+w technical illustrations and line drawings, 160 pages. BCE F-/F- $12
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Macksey, KennethTANK FACTS AND FEATSTwoConPub 1973

"A record of armoured fighting vehicle achievement." Comprehensive. Color and b+w photos, maps, app., 240 pages. 1st UK F/F- $25
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MacPherson, Malcolm C.TIME BOMBDutton 1986

"The race between two geniuses to create the one weapon that will decide WWII, the Atomic Bomb." Photos, 316 pages. 1st F-/F- $12
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Mangod and PenycataTHE TUNNELS OF CU CHIRandom 1985

"Recreates a remarkable campaign in the Vietnam War, a unique battle fought inside a 200-mile labyrinth of underground tunnels that the VC dug just north of Saigon." Photos, diagram, 294 pages. 1st F-/VG+ $18
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Marshall, S. L. A. ARMIES ON WHEELSMorrow 1941 "Study of WWII from Dunkirk to the beginning stages of the German invasion of Russia noting the importance of mobility in modern warfare." Maps, 251 pages. 1st VG+ $10
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McGovern, JamesCROSSBOW AND OVERCASTMorrow 1964

The whole story of Hitler's secret weapon, the V 2 rocket, and the struggle between the United States, Britain and Russia to capture the scientists who built it. Photos, map, 278 pages. VG/VG $20
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Morris, EricTANKS - WEAPONRY AND WARFAREOctopus 1975

The modern battle tank from the debut in 1916 of the Mark I-whose successors drastically changed the face of warfare. 4to-pictorial format, color and b+w photos, diagrams, maps, drawings, 144 pages. VG/VG $18
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Nagatsuka, RyujiI WAS A KAMAKAZEMacmillan 1974

Nagatsuka volunteered for air force training while still a high school student and later flew combat missions until he received orders to be trained as a "kamIkaze" for aircraft ramming missions but was badly wounded in the last days of the war. Photos, app., 212 pages. 1st VG $15
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Naito, HatsuhoTHUNDER GODSKodansha 1974

The compelling first-hand account of the pilots who pledged themselves to die for their emperor in the closing days of the Pacific War. Photos, diagram, map, 215 pages. 1st VG+/VG $15
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Neufeld, Michael J.THE ROCKET AND THE REICHFree Press 1995

"Peenemunde and the Coming of the Ballistic Missile Era." The history of the German Army's rocket team, headed by Wehrner von Braun, and the secret Baltic V-2 development center during World War II. The author also shows how this "rocket team" and the V-2 became the basis for the early American and Soviet post-war space programs. Photos, app., endpaper maps, 368 pages. 1st F-/VG+ $22
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Office of the Historian - Joint Task Force OneOPERATION CROSSROADS: The Official Pictorial RecordWise 1946

Photo documentation of the Atomic Bomb tests at Bikini Atoll. There are 228 photographs with text, many declassified from secret files on every page, showing the Bikini Atoll Atomic Bomb test experiments shortly after the end of World War Two. Bound in decorative black cloth stamped in gold with title and picture of an Atomic Bomb mushroom cloud. 224 pages. 1st VG+ $50
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O'Neill, RichardSUICIDE SQUADS OF WORLD WAR II

A comprehensive study of suicide-type operations and weapons used during WW2 by the Axis and Allied forces including Kamakaze aircraft, midget submarines, human torpedoes, and explosive motor-boats. Photos, profusely illustrated, charts, extensive diagrams, glossary, maps, 296 pages. F-/VG $15
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Ordway, Frederick, IIITHE ROCKET TEAM: From the V-2 to the Saturn Moon RocketCrowell 1979

From the V-2 to the Saturn Moon Rocket - the Inside Story of How a Small Group of Engineers Changed World History. The only complete, authoritative history of the von Braun group; a fascinating account of how the future began - a significant contribution to the history of the Second World War as well as to the history of science and technology. Foreword by Wernher von Braun. Photos, charts, 462 pages. 1st NF/VG+ $28
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Preston, RichardTHE HOT ZONE

The true story of a SWAT team of soldiers and scientists organized to stop the outbreak of an exotic deadly "hot" virus. The grim operation went on in secret for eighteen days, under dangerous conditions or which there was no precedent. Glossary, 300 pages. 1st F-/VG+ $12
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Remington Co.MODERN FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION-Catalog No. 1071923

An original 1923 catalog from Remington Firearms listing all their guns, ammunition and other products. Illustrated, 192 pages. 1st 6"x9" softbound G+ $40
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Rhodes, RichardTHE MAKING OF THE ATOMIC BOMBSimon and Schuster 1986

"The comprehensive history of the A- Bomb, and also a work of literature." Photos, technical diagrams, 886 pages. 1st TE - large softcover VG+ $10
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Rhodes, RichardDARK SUNSimon and Schuster 1986

"The making of the Hydrogen Bomb. Photos, technical diagrams, 731 pages. 1st F-/F- $20
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Shurcliff, W. A.BOMBS AT BIKINI: The Official Report of Operation CrossroadsWise & Co. 1947

The official report of tests A and B, air and water detonations, of Operation Crossroads. The two atomic bomb tests at Bikini Atoll were conducted to measure the destructive power of atomic bombs on naval vessels. Detonation of Numbers 4 and 5 of the Atomic Bomb family, a fascinating story. 32 photo plates, 212 pages. 1st G+ $25
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Smyth, Henry D.ATOMIC ENERGY FOR MILITARY PURPOSES: A General Account of the Development of Methods of Using Atomic Energy for Military Purposes under the Auspices of the United States Government.1940-1945 Princeton University Press 1945

This book was written by the Chairman of Dept. of Physics by request of Maj. Gen. Leslie Groves, the head of the "Manhatten Project", following the end of WWII. The official report on the development of the atomic bomb under the auspices of the United States Government 1940 - 1945. Photos, diagrams, 264 pages. 1st ex-library VG $20: ANOTHER COPY - New and enlarged 1948 edition, including statements by the British and Canadian Governments. This book is a republication, with modifications, of the official report issued by the "Manhattan District," US Corps of Engineers. This issue includes photographs and a later government release on the New Mexico test of July 16th 1945. Photos, diagrams, charts, 308 pages. 1st thus VG+ $25
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Sweeney, CharlesWAR'S ENDAvon 1997

An eyewitness account of America's last atomic mission. General Sweeney was the commander of the B-29 named Bock's Car which delivered the Fat Man Atomic Bomb on Nagasaki. Photos, 290 pages. 1st Some penciled notes in the app. - otherwise VG/VG $12
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Sylves, Richard THE NUCLEAR ORACLESIowa State Univ. 1987

A political history of the General Advisory Committee, of the Atomic Energy Commission, 1947 - 1977. Photos. 1st NF/VG+ $12
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Szasz, Ferenc M.THE DAY THE SUN ROSE TWICE: The Story of the Trinity Site Nuclear Explosion, July 16, 1945University of New Mexico Press 1984

The story of the events leading up to the world's first nuclear explosion including "the characters and roles of the people involved, and the aftermath, both political and physical, of the bomb. Photos, diagram, maps, 233 pages. 1st NF/VG+ $20
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Thomas and WittsENOLA GAYStein and Day 1977

Account of all the factors involved with the Atomic Bomb mission. The Manhatten Project, scientists, politicians, espionage, 393rd Bombardment Squad, etc. Photos. 1st F-/VG $18
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US Army Dept.TACTICS AND TECHNIQUES OF CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL AND RADIOLOGICAL (CBR) WARFARE Field Manual FM 3-5USGPO 1958

Small size 5.5"x 8.5", charts, maps, tables, drawings, 144 pages. 1st Stiff cover paperback VG $15
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US Department of Defense, Office of Civil DefensePERSONAL AND FAMILY SURVIVALUSGPO 1966

Handbook provided to familiarize householders with the overall Civil Defense Program. Chapters on U,. S. Civil Defense, Modern Weapons and Radioactive Fallout, Fallout Shelter Construction, Public Fallout Shelters, Fallout Shelter Occupancy, Fallout Protection at Home, Community Shelter Planning, Preparing for Emergency Operations, Emergence from Shelters and Recovery, Survival on the Farm, An Outline for Family Emergency Planning. 6"x 9", photos, charts, plans, 127 pages. Stiff cover paperback VG $15
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Weaver ed., LynnPEACEFUL USES OF NUCLEAR EXPLOSIVESArizona 1970

The status and technological requirements for nuclear explosives engineering. Photos, charts, diagrams, 347 pages. 1st VG $12
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Wilkinson, BurkeBY SEA AND BY STEALTHCoward-McCann 1956

"Stirring accounts of surprise attack by sea during World War II." Details some of the most striking and brilliant attacks by sea in WWII by special underwater commandos. Photos, maps, 218 pages. 1st VG/G+ $28; ANOTHER COPY G+ condition without dust jacket $18
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Woodward, DavidTHE SECRET RAIDERSNorton 1955

The story of the German Armed Merchant Raiders in the Second World War. Comprehensive. Photos, diagram, endpaper maps, app., 288 pages. Scarce UK edition VG/VG $35
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Wyden, PeterDAY ONE: BEFORE HIROSHIMA AND AFTERSimon and Schuster 1984

"Day one" of a new age, in which all life would be at risk, the untold story of the dawn of that new age - the creation and use of the atomic bomb." Photos, endpaper maps, 412 pages. BCE F-/VG $10
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Young, Richard AnthonyTHE FLYING BOMBSky Books 1978

Traces the development of the V-1 pulse jet bomb, it's campaign and it's ultimate failure as a vengeance weapon. Photos, 160 pages. Scarce 1st NF/VG+ $30
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