Manhattan: The Army and the Atomic Bomb (United States Army in World War II, Special Studies). by Jones, Vincent - 1985

Fep corner clipped. Pages unmarked.

Washington, DC: Center of Military History United States Army, 1988. Hardcover. Quarto; Hardback w/o dust jacket; VG/No-DJ; Green Spine with Gilt Lettering; Boards are strong and have minor edgewear; Text block is clean and free of markings; Binding is strong; 660pp. 1355713. FP New Rockville Stock.

Red and Black Publishers, 2017. Paperback. New. 465 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.05 inches.

center of military history UNITED STATES ARMY, 1988 hardback book in near fine condition. Hardcover. Near Fine.

Washington DC: United States Army, Center of Military History, 1985. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. Very good. xx, 660 pages. Illustrations. Tables. Charts. Maps. Bibliographic Note. Guide to Archival Collections. List of Abbreviations. Index. Frontis illustration. Corners bumped. The Manhattan Project was a research and development undertaking during World War II that produced the first nuclear weapons. It was led by the United States with the support of the United Kingdom and Canada. From 1942 to 1946, the project was under the direction of Major General Leslie Groves of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Nuclear physicist Robert Oppenheimer was the director of the Los Alamos Laboratory that designed the actual bombs. The Army component of the project was designated the Manhattan District; Manhattan gradually superseded the official codename, Development of Substitute Materials, for the entire project. The Manhattan Project grew to employ more than 130,000 people and cost nearly… Read More

Paperback / softback. New.

Washington, D. C.: Center of Military History, United States Army, 1985. United States Army in World War II, Special Studies. 4 fold-out charts. 660 pp. White endpapers, with previous owner`s name on ffep. Green cloth with gilt titles. Head and tail of spine very lightly worn, small scratches. VG+.