{"product_id":"super-bomb-9781501745164","title":"Super Bomb","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSuper Bomb unveils the story of the events leading up to President Harry S. Truman's 1950 decision to develop a \"super,\" or hydrogen, bomb. That fateful decision and its immediate consequences are detailed in a diverse and complete account built on newly released archives and previously hidden contemporaneous interviews with more than sixty...\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSuper Bomb\u003c\/i\u003e is well written, cogently argued, and deeply researched. The narrative is supported with robust archival materials and illuminating contemporaneous interviews with myriad policy makers, scientists, and officers who personally witnessed—and in many cases influenced—this critical episode.\u003c\/p\u003e * Choice *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSixty years of gestation makes\u003ci\u003e Super Bomb\u003c\/i\u003e a unique book and, intellectually speaking, an interesting archaeological find.\u003c\/p\u003e * Perspectives on Politics *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e[T]he long delay in having the project come to fruition is a serendipitous boon for historians. hHe interviews contain many near-contemporaneous observations and insights from the principals in the superbomb decision.\u003c\/p\u003e * journal of cold war studies *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eYoung, a British academic, took Schilling's material, carried out some additional research, and crafted a compelling book that was published posthumously.\u003c\/p\u003e * Foreign Affairs *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. The Shock of the \"New World\"\u003cbr\u003e 2. Advising on the Super\u003cbr\u003e 3. A Decision Reached\u003cbr\u003e 4. Moral and Political Consequences\u003cbr\u003e 5. Dissent and Development\u003cbr\u003e 6. Tactical Diversions\u003cbr\u003e 7. Rewriting Los Alamos\u003cbr\u003e Conclusions\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49409340440919,"sku":"9781501745164","price":32.3,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781501745164.jpg?v=1730506479","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/super-bomb-9781501745164","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}