Nuclear Physics - General & Miscellaneous, Japanese History - World War II & Aftermath, 20th Century American History - World War II, 20th Century American History - General & Miscellaneous, World War II - Resolution & Aftermath, Military - Weapons - Nucl
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Overview
The authors provide students with a documentary case study of a critical episode in modern American history. The authors allow students to learn history by doing history-or at least by asking them to read and analyze the most original sources that could be assembled. In effect,The Manhattan Project is a form of interactive narrative history that tells its story through the words of the men who lived it. No such documentary study of the Manhattan Project exists.Synopsis
The authors provide students with a documentary case study of a critical episode in modern American history. The authors allow students to learn history by doing history--or at least by asking them to read and analyze the most original sources that could be assembled. In effect, The Manhattan Project is a form of interactive narrative history that tells its story through the words of the men who lived it. No other such documentary study of the Manhattan Project exists.Editorials
Booknews
The story of the creation of the first atomic bomb, from conception to use, draws upon a wealth of documents--letters, diary entries, reports, news accounts, and memoirs, many reproduced in facsimile. Stoff's narrative serves as introduction to each of the book's six parts. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)Book Details
Published
January 1, 1991
Publisher
McGraw-Hill Inc.,US
Pages
298
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780075572091