Nazi Science: Myth, Truth, and the German Atomic Bomb.
by Walker, Mark
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- See description
- ISBN 10
- 0306449412
- ISBN 13
- 9780306449413
- Seller
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Annandale, New South Wales, Australia
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About This Item
New York: Plenum Press, 1995. Hardback octavo, dustjacket, very good condition (in very good dustjacket), minor edgewear jacket (light foxing reverse side, minor creasing bottom corners flaps), faint foxing edges. 325 pp. This original and penetrating book by Mark Walker unravels myths and controversies surrounding Hitler's atomic bomb project. It provides a most comprehensive and thoughtful look at what surprisingly turned out to be an Achilles' heel for Hitler - the misuse of science and scientists in the service of the Third Reich.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Bookhome Sydney (AU)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 26617
- Title
- Nazi Science: Myth, Truth, and the German Atomic Bomb.
- Author
- Walker, Mark
- Book Condition
- Used
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0306449412
- ISBN 13
- 9780306449413
- Publisher
- Plenum Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1995
- Keywords
- science, scientific, physics, military, world war 2 (ww2), europe, germany, nazis
Terms of Sale
Bookhome Sydney
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About the Seller
Bookhome Sydney
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Annandale, New South Wales
About Bookhome Sydney
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