Britain and the H-Bomb
L. Arnold
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Description for Britain and the H-Bomb
Hardback. Num Pages: 287 pages, biography. BIC Classification: HBG; JPS; JW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 235 x 155 x 23. Weight in Grams: 598.
This book, written with unique access to official archives, tells the secret story of Britain's H-bomb - the scientific and strategic background, the government's policy decision, the work of the remarkable men who created the bomb, the four weapon trials at a remote Pacific atoll in 1957-58, and the historic consequences.
This book, written with unique access to official archives, tells the secret story of Britain's H-bomb - the scientific and strategic background, the government's policy decision, the work of the remarkable men who created the bomb, the four weapon trials at a remote Pacific atoll in 1957-58, and the historic consequences.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
Palgrave USA United States
Number of pages
287
Condition
New
Number of Pages
273
Place of Publication
Gordonsville, United States
ISBN
9780312235185
SKU
V9780312235185
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Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About L. Arnold
LORNA ARNOLD OBE is a Fellow of the Institute of Physics and Fellow of the Institute of Contemporary British History. She is author of A Very Special Relationship: British Weapon Trials in Australia (1987) and Windscale 1957: Anatomy of a Nuclear Accident.
Reviews for Britain and the H-Bomb
'Lorna Arnold...is particulary successful in making the scientific issues of the nuclear project accessible to non-technical readers such as students in history, international relations and politics and she provides a highly informative account of a very important phase in Britain's nuclear history.' - Dan Keohane, Keele University '...an excellent book that sheds needed light on the world's ... Read more