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Author:

De Groot, Gerard J., 1955-

Title:

The bomb : a life / Gerard J. DeGroot.

Publisher:

Harvard,

Copyright Date:

2005

Description:

xiii, 397 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Nuclear weapons--History.

Notes:

"First published in Great Britain in 2004 by Jonathan Cape Random House"--T.p. verso. Includes bibliographical references (p. [370]-375) and index.

Contents:

Killing is easy -- Neutrons and nations -- Born in Manhattan -- It's a boy ! -- Decisions -- Genshi Bakudan -- Nuclear giants and ethical infants -- On a Russian scale -- Embracing Armageddon -- To little boy, a big brother -- The new look -- Symbols, not weapons -- Testing times -- To the brink -- How we learned to stop worrying and love the bomb -- Mid-life crisis -- Fallout.

ISBN:

9780674017245 (alk. paper)
0674017242 (alk. paper)

LCCN:

2004057657

Locations:

UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Ankeny)

PNAX964 -- Northeast Iowa Community College Library - Calmar (Calmar)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

OSAX771 -- Grand View University Library (Des Moines)

ULAX314 -- Loras College Library (Dubuque)

N4AX745 -- Iowa Lakes Community College Library - Emmetsburg (Emmetsburg)

N2AX314 -- Divine Word College - Matthew Jacoby Library (Epworth)

MXPG943 -- Fort Dodge Public Library (Fort Dodge)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)

KAPF566 -- Keokuk Public Library (Keokuk)

OZAX845 -- Northwestern College - DeWitt Library (Orange City)

OMAX631 -- Geisler Learning Resource Cntr (Pella)

LAPH975 -- Sioux City Public Library (Sioux City)

UVAX975 -- Western Iowa Tech Library (Sioux City)

UTAX115 -- Buena Vista University Library (Storm Lake)

HWAX074 -- Hawkeye Community College Library (Waterloo)

PWAX296 -- Southeastern Community College - West Burlington - Yohe Memorial Library (West Burlington)