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Racing for the Bomb: General Leslie R. Groves, the Manhattan Project's Indispensable Man
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Steerforth Pr
Publication date
March 1, 2002
Pages
722
Binding
Hardcover
Edition
1
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9781586420390
ISBN-10
1586420399
Dimensions
2.25 by 6.25 by 9.50 in.
Weight
2.80 lbs.
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$40.00
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Summaries and Reviews
Summary
Follows the World War II race to build the atomic bomb while profiling its top commander, documenting how Colonel Groves drove countless individuals to collecting the necessary funds and materials as well as orchestrated solutions to thousands of technical problems.
Amazon.com description: Product Description: In the fall of 1942, when given the job of managing the building of the atomic bomb, then-Colonel Leslie R. Groves was a career officer in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Racing for the Bomb tells the gripping story of how Groves â more than any single scientist â was crucial to the Manhattan Projectâs success. Driving manufacturers, construction crews, scientists, industrialists, bureaucrats, and Army Air Corps pilots to generate the capital, materials, and plans needed for the project, Groves also orchestrated solutions to thousands of technical problems. Robert Norris portrays Groves at center stage making nearly every key decision to build, test, and use the bomb.
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Hardcover
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1 edition from Steerforth Pr (March 1, 2002)
9781586420390 | details & prices | 722 pages | 6.25 × 9.50 × 2.25 in. | 2.80 lbs | List price $40.00
About: Follows the World War II race to build the atomic bomb while profiling its top commander, documenting how Colonel Groves drove countless individuals to collecting the necessary funds and materials as well as orchestrated solutions to thousands of technical problems.
About: Follows the World War II race to build the atomic bomb while profiling its top commander, documenting how Colonel Groves drove countless individuals to collecting the necessary funds and materials as well as orchestrated solutions to thousands of technical problems.
Paperback
Reprint edition from Steerforth Pr (April 1, 2003)
9781586420673 | details & prices | 6.50 × 9.50 × 2.00 in. | 2.15 lbs | List price $24.95
About: Follows the World War II race to build the atomic bomb while profiling its top commander, documenting how Colonel Groves drove countless individuals to collecting the necessary funds and materials as well as orchestrated solutions to thousands of technical problems.
About: Follows the World War II race to build the atomic bomb while profiling its top commander, documenting how Colonel Groves drove countless individuals to collecting the necessary funds and materials as well as orchestrated solutions to thousands of technical problems.
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