| Britain and the H-Bomb 2001 Edition Contributor(s): Arnold, L. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0312235186 ISBN-13: 9780312235185 Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan OUR PRICE: $104.49 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2001 Annotation: "Britain and the H-Bomb" reveals why, in the 1950s, the government wanted a British H-bomb, how the scientists and engineers developed it in only three years, and what were the historic consequences of their achievements. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Military Science - Political Science | International Relations - General - Political Science | Security (national & International) |
| Dewey: 355.825 |
| LCCN: 00036898 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 6.46" W x 9.51" (1.31 lbs) 273 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |