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Target Hiroshima: Deak Parsons and the Creation of the Atomic Bomb
by Christman, Albert B.; Christman, Al
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 1557501203
- ISBN 13
- 9781557501202
- Seller
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SPRINGFIELD, Virginia, United States
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About This Item
Annapolis, Maryland, U.S.A.: Naval Inst Pr, 1998. 305pp/illus. Navy captain William S. "Deak" Parsons made the atomic bomb happen. As ordnance chief and associate director at Los Alamos, Parsons turned the scientists' nuclear creation into a practical weapon. As weaponeer, he completed the assembly of "Little Boy" during the flight to Hiroshima. As bomb commander, he approved the release of the bomb that forever changed the world.. Usual markings.. First Edition. Cloth. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ex-Library.
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Details
- Seller
- DBookmahn's Used and Rare Military Books (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 004389
- Title
- Target Hiroshima: Deak Parsons and the Creation of the Atomic Bomb
- Author
- Christman, Albert B.; Christman, Al
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 1557501203
- ISBN 13
- 9781557501202
- Publisher
- Naval Inst Pr
- Place of Publication
- Annapolis, Maryland, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1998
- Keywords
- ATOMIC BOMB HISTORY MILITARY NUCLEAR
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About the Seller
DBookmahn's Used and Rare Military Books
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SPRINGFIELD, Virginia
About DBookmahn's Used and Rare Military Books
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