For anyone interested in primary sources and their significance, this is the source to turn to. Primary source accounts of history add an unmatched authenticity to this series. Each book introduces the period and the available sources, justifying why we can rely on them, who produced them, or why they have survived. The text also gives historical background and explores what can be learned from the source.
A history of the cultural side-effects of the atomic age examines cartoons, jingles, radio shows, slang, opinion polls, novels, and poetry of the 1940s to demonstrate how deeply the bomb penetrated American life and thought
Galbraith's account of his exploits , particularly the interviews he , Ball , and Nitze conducted with Albert Speer , the German economic czar , is lyrical.3 Inevitably the civilian investigators gave less credit for victory to the ...
Assault in Norway
Assault in Norway: The True Story of the Telemark Raid
15 He told Major Crocker, the British SIS official working on IDB, of his concerns and encouraged him to expedite his activities. 'I have advised VULCAN,' he reported to Schmidt, 'of the uncertainty of my position here at the moment, ...
At last the great night of homecoming arrived. We positioned ourselves on a little hill overlooking one end of the playing field. A rival group led by a mad archer named Bruce was about 200 yards away. They were using a few feet of ...
Impact of the Cold War on American Popular Culture
Written in a compelling and riveting style, this is the clearest, most accurate, and most informed account to date of a major scientific achievement that has affected all our lives.
The Atom Bomb and the Future of Man
Now published in its entirety, here is the Smithsonian's original Enola Gay document, with an introduction that covers the controversy and explains the issues at stake in remembering Hiroshima and Nagasaki 50 years later.