{"product_id":"hitlers-atomic-bomb-history-legend-and-the-twin-legacies-of-auschwitz-and-hiroshima-hardback-9781009479288","title":"Hitler's Atomic Bomb; History, Legend, and the Twin Legacies of Auschwitz and Hiroshima (Hardback) 9781009479288","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eHitler's Atomic Bomb\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eHistory, Legend, and the Twin Legacies of Auschwitz and Hiroshima\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eExplores the German efforts to harness nuclear fission during World War II for the Nazi regime and the aftermath.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eMark Walker (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781009479288, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 18 July 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e380 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 15.9 x 2.5 cm, 0.67 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'Walker has made a major contribution to the untangling of history and legend …. This book is highly recommended for libraries, scholars, and students.' Dolores Augustine, Technology and Culture\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eWho were the German scientists who worked on atomic bombs during World War II for Hitler's regime? How did they justify themselves afterwards? Examining the global influence of the German uranium project and postwar reactions to the scientists involved, Mark Walker explores the narratives surrounding 'Hitler's bomb'.  The global impacts of this project were cataclysmic. Credible reports of German developments spurred the American Manhattan Project, the nuclear attacks on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and in turn the Soviet efforts. After the war these scientists' work was overshadowed by the twin shocks of Auschwitz and Hiroshima. Hitler's Atomic Bomb sheds light on the postwar criticism and subsequent rehabilitation of the German scientists, including the controversial legend of Werner Heisenberg and Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker's visit to occupied Copenhagen in 1941. This scientifically accurate but non-technical history examines the impact of German efforts to harness nuclear fission, and the surrounding debates and legends.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e Part I. The Bomb: 1. Farm hall\u003cbr\u003e 2. Nuclear fission\u003cbr\u003e 3. Lightning war\u003cbr\u003e 4. Selling uranium\u003cbr\u003e 5. Total war\u003cbr\u003e 6. The War is Lost\u003cbr\u003e Part II. Living with the Bomb\u003cbr\u003e 7. Oversimplifications\u003cbr\u003e 8. Compromising with Hitler\u003cbr\u003e 9. Rehabilitation\u003cbr\u003e 10. Copenhagen\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue. The historian as historical actor.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: European history [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on European history\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22European%20history%20%5BHBJD%5D%22\"\u003eHBJD\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52173718782232,"sku":"9781009479288","price":24.76,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781009479288i.jpg?v=1781168128","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/hitlers-atomic-bomb-history-legend-and-the-twin-legacies-of-auschwitz-and-hiroshima-hardback-9781009479288","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}