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Paperback. Condición: Good Plus. First Printing - Stated. An original 1960 first printing after being translated from the French edition. One signature is lightly sprung but still tight. a tight copy throughout in good or better shape for a 1960 paperback.

Paperback. Condición: Brand New. Pullen, Zak Ilustrador. 150 pages. 8.50x5.50x0.38 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. 77p., 6.5 x 9 inch wraps, text on newsprint that has begun to brown. Yellow wraps faintly soiled.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. First edition hardcover (possible ex-library copy, as there is evidence of old sticker at bottom of spine, a code number stamped at bottom of first Preface page, and some old dried adhesive on back endpaper where a library pocket might have been); there is a torn-off section of the last page, in a blank part of the page where no type existed; last free endpaper removed; closed page edges show some dust-dinginess, and some light staining; slight wrinkling to some pages; wear to top and bottom spine; cover corners slightly bumped and worn. A collection of writings about the Atomic Bomb: History and Development; Social and Other Implications of Atomic Energy; Control (National and International); Peacetime Benefits of the Atomic Age. With bibliography. Science. Nuclear energy. History. Political concerns. DB.

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Hardcover. Condición: New. Estado de la sobrecubierta: New. Special Edition. EXCEPTIONALLY SCARCE SIGNED! FIRST EDITION, first printing. Full number line present. Book is brand new and unread. Personally hand signed and publication day dated directly to the full title page by Garrett Graff. NOT inscribed to anyone. NOT a tip in. NOT a bookplate. Also includes letter explaining additionally included paper from Hiroshima that is ALSO signed by Garrett Graff. Dust jacket hands covered in protective archival grade Mylar for many worry free years of reading/collecting! "MagisterialA stunning account that brings to the fore the nuclear saga's surreal combination of ingenuity, fate, and terror."Publishers Weekly (starred review) "If you are an intelligent person, or at the very least think you are, you have to read The Devil Reached Toward the SkyThis period in history has never been more relevant and frightening than it is today."James Patterson "Comprehensive and engrossingExcellent oral history."Kirkus Reviews On the 80th anniversary of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings, the Pulitzer Prize finalist whose work is "oral history at its finest" (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) delivers an epic narrative of the atomic bomb's creation and deployment, woven from the voices of hundreds of scientists, generals, soldiers, and civilians. The building of the atomic bomb is the most audacious undertaking in human history: a rush by a small group of scientists and engineers in complete secrecy to unlock the most fundamental power of the universe. Even today, the Manhattan Project evokes boldness, daring, and the grandest of dreams: bringing an end to World War II in the Pacific. As Marines, soldiers, sailors, and airmen fight overseas, men and women strive to discover the atom's secrets in places like Chicago, Berkeley, Oak Ridge, Hanford, and Los Alamos. On August 6, 1945, the world discovers what the end of the warand the new global agewill look like. The road to the first atomic bomb ends in Hiroshima, Japan, but it begins in Hitler's Europe, where brilliant physicists are forced to flee fascism and antisemitismbringing to America their determination to harness atomic power before it falls into the Führer's arsenal. The Devil Reached Toward the Sky traces the breakthroughs and the breakneck pace of atomic development in the years leading up to 1945, then takes us inside the B-29 bombers carrying Little Boy and Fat Man and finally to ground zero at Hiroshima and Nagasaki. From Pulitzer Prize finalist Garrett M. Graff, The Devil Reached Toward the Sky is the panoramic narrative of how ordinary people grapple with extraordinary wartime risks, sacrifices, and choices that will transform the course of history. Engineers experiment with forces of terrifying power, knowing each passing day costs soldiers' livesbut fearing too the consequences of their creation. Hundreds of thousands of workers toil around the clock to produce uranium and plutonium in an endeavor so classified that most people involved learn the reality of their effort only when it is announced on the radio by President Truman. The 509th Composite Group trains for a mission whose details are kept a mystery until shortly before takeoff, when the Enola Gay and Bockscar are loaded with bombs the crew has never seen. And the civilians of two Japanese cities that have been spared American attackspreserved for the sake of judging the bomb's powerescape their pulverized homes into a greater hellscape. Drawing from dozens of oral history archives and hundreds of books, reports, letters, and diaries from across the US, Japan, and Europe, Graff masterfully blends the memories and perspectives from the known and unknownkey figures like J. Robert Oppenheimer, General Leslie Groves, and President Truman; the crews of the B-29 bombers; and the haunting stories of the Hibakushathe "bomb-affected people." Both a testament to human ingenuity and resilience and a compelling drama told by the participants who lived it. Signed by Author(s).

Self-wrappers. Condición: Good. [Los Angeles]: Los Angeles Fire Department, printed by the Police Printing Bureau, [194-?]. 10 (scant) x 10". [4]pp. (single sheet, folded once). 2 illustrations. How to prepare for and deal with this incendiary device. Text includes: "The magnesium bomb"; "Preparations"; "Emergency action"; "Precautions"; "You must be prepared to safeguard your !!HOME!! / Air Raids!! / Conflagrations!! / Priorities!! / Your Responsibility!!" Vertical fold, light soiling. Good copy. 194-.

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paperback. Condición: Good. Paperback. Pub Date :1987-11 Pages: 330 Publisher: Xinhua Publishing House sheets: 10.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. Presumed First Edition, First printing. vii, 313, [2] pages. Illustrations. No dust jacket present. The cover has some wear, soiling and rubbed edges. This is the story of a war-time organization. It had no long tradition behind it, and its life was brief; about two years. The story deserves to be told. Here then, from the photos, diaries, and personal recollections o many; and from the records in the United States Air Force Historical & Research Center, the National Archives, the Library of Congress, and the USAF Office of History, is the substantive story of the 489th Bomb Group and those who were in it. As the 489th's Group Bombardier, Charlie said he didn't belong to any particular crew in the group. Instead he flew missions with different crews, " bombardier and sometimes navigator". Charlie wrote the book 'A History of the 489th' and was Editor of the 489th BG Newsletter for more than 20 years. Over many years he returned to Halesworth and Norwich for both the Second Air Division and the 489th BG Reunions. During World War II, the 489th Bombardment Group was a Consolidated B-24 Liberator unit. After training in the United States, it moved to England as an element of Eighth Air Force, stationed at RAF Halesworth, England. Lieutenant Colonel Leon Vance of the group was awarded the Medal of Honor for his bravery and actions on the day before D-Day over Wimereux, France. It was the only Medal of Honor awarded to a B-24 crewman for a mission flown from England. The group returned to the U. S. in November 1944 and converted to a B-29 Superfortress group, but the war ended before the group could deploy to the Pacific. The 489th Bombardment Group, Heavy was activated as a B-24 Liberator heavy bomber group on 1 October 1943 at Wendover Field, Utah. Its original squadrons were the 844th, 845th, 846th and 847th Bombardment Squadrons. The group completed combat training and departed Wendover on 3 April 1944. The air echelon flew to the UK via the southern ferry route along the northern coastline of South America and across the Atlantic to Africa before heading North to England. The ground echelon sailed from Boston on board the USS Wakefield on 13 April 1944, reaching Liverpool on 21 April. The group moved to RAF Halesworth, England in May 1944, where it became part of Eighth Air Force. The group entered combat on 30 May 1944 with an attack on Oldenburg, Germany. It then concentrated on targets striking in France to prepare for Operation Overlord, the invasion of Normandy. In an attack against coastal defenses near Wimereux, France on 5 June, the group's lead plane was seriously crippled by enemy fire, its pilot was killed, and the deputy group commander, Lt. Col. Leon Vance, who was commanding the formation, was severely wounded. Although his right foot was practically severed, Vance took control of the plane and led the group to a successful bombing of the target. He flew the damaged Liberator near the English coastline where he ordered the crew to bail out. Under the belief that one wounded crewmember could not jump, Vance ditched the plane in the English Channel and was rescued. For his action during this mission, Vance was awarded the Medal of Honor. The group supported the landings in Normandy the following day, and afterward bombed coastal defenses, airfields, bridges, railroads, and V-1 flying bomb and V-2 rocket launch sites (Operation Crossbow) in the campaign for France. It participated in the saturation bombing of German lines just before Operation Cobra, the breakthrough at Saint-Lô in July. The group dropped food to liberated French and to Allied forces in France during August and September, and carried food and ammunition to the Netherlands later in September. For these missions, a loadmaster from IX Troop Carrier Command directed the drops from the bombers. On other missions, group aircraft flew into Orleans/Bricy Airfield to deliver supplies. The 489th began flying strategic bombing missions to Germany in July, and engaged primarily in bombing strategic targets such as factories, oil refineries and storage areas, marshaling yards, and airfields in Ludwigshafen, Magdeburg, Brunswick, Saarbrücken, and other cities until November 1944. At that time it was the first group in Eighth Air Force selected for redeployment to the Pacific theater and became non-operational on 14 November 1944 and most of its B-24s were assigned to other groups in England. It was relieved of assignment to the theater on 29 November 1944, and returned to the United States. The 489th Bomb Group moved to Lincoln Army Air Field, Nebraska. At Lincoln it again became part of Second Air Force on 22 January 1945. The group moved to Great Bend Army Air Field, Kansas in mid-February to re-equip with the B-29, and was redesignated the 489th Bombardment Group, Very Heavy in March. The group was alerted for movement overseas in the summer of 1945, but with the Japanese surrender, the group was inactivated on 17 October 1945.