German National Socialism and the Quest for Nuclear Power, 1939-49
Author | : Mark Walker |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 306 |
Release | : 1992-12-17 |
ISBN-13 | : 0521438047 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780521438049 |
Rating | : 4/5 (49 Downloads) |
Download or read book German National Socialism and the Quest for Nuclear Power, 1939-49 written by Mark Walker and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1992-12-17 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This a paperback edition of Professor Walker's full-scale examination of the German efforts to harness the economic, military and political power of nuclear fission between 1939 and 1949. The book explains clearly, in terms that the non-specialist can understand, what was involved in the Germans' quest, and in what ways the German scientists succeeded or failed in the development of 'the bomb'.