City Behind a Fence: Oak Ridge, Tennessee, 1942-1946

City Behind a Fence: Oak Ridge, Tennessee, 1942-1946
Author:
Publisher: Univ. of Tennessee Press
Total Pages: 280
Release: 1986
Genre: Oak Ridge (Tenn.)
ISBN: 9781572337855

Oak Ridge, Tennessee, was created by the U.S. government during World War II to aid in the construction of the first atomic bomb. Drawing on oral history and previously classified material, this book portrays the patterns of daily life in this unique setting.

Atomic Spaces

Atomic Spaces
Author: Peter Bacon Hales
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Total Pages: 460
Release: 1999-04
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780252068317

Code-named the Manhattan Project, the detailed plans for developing an atomic bomb were impelled by urgency and shrouded in secrecy. This book tells the story of the project's three key sites: Oak Ridge, Tennessee; Hanford, Washington; and Los Alamos, New Mexico.

Knight's Cross, Oak-Leaves and Swords Recipients 1941–45

Knight's Cross, Oak-Leaves and Swords Recipients 1941–45
Author: Gordon Williamson
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 66
Release: 2012-06-20
Genre: History
ISBN: 1782000216

On 21 June 1941, as the Wehrmachtstormed forward across the frontiers of the Soviet Union, Hitler instituted a new higher grade of the Knight's Cross decoration for gallantry and leadership: the silver clasp of the Oak-Leaves with Swords. It would be awarded to only 159 men of the approximately 15 million who served in the German armed forces during World War II. This third in a sequence of four titles describes and illustrates a selection of the recipients: from much-wounded front line infantry officers, to Hitler's 'brother-in-law'; from a sergeant pilot fighter ace, to the commanding general of the greatest tank force ever gathered on the Russian Front.

Review

Review
Author: Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Publisher:
Total Pages: 184
Release: 1973
Genre: Nuclear energy
ISBN:

Industrial Radioactive Waste Disposal

Industrial Radioactive Waste Disposal
Author: United States. Congress. Joint Committee on Atomic Energy. Special Subcommittee on Radiation
Publisher:
Total Pages: 1012
Release: 1959
Genre: Radioactive waste disposal
ISBN:

Considers problems of radioactive waste disposal and the precautions, safeguards, and standards to ensure safe handling of these wastes. Includes numerous nongovernmental reports on the sources and types of radioactive wastes.

Luftwaffe Viermot Aces 1942–45

Luftwaffe Viermot Aces 1942–45
Author: Robert Forsyth
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Total Pages: 97
Release: 2022-09-15
Genre: History
ISBN: 1472852923

A full account of the German airmen who achieved ace status by destroying Allied bombers. Viermot Aces' were pilots who shot down five or more USAAF and RAF bombers during the daylight Defence of the Reich missions from May 1942 through to VE Day. This book tells the complete story of the men and the planes that challenged the great bomber offensive. Flying a number of different aircraft including the Bf 110G, Me 210 and the Me 410, they fought their desperate battles against the numerous machine guns of B-17s and Lancasters. This book also covers the 'jet aces' that flew the Me 262 jet-powered interceptors in the closing days of the war to wage a desperate last-ditch fight against the endless Allied bomber fleets.

Soldiers of Destruction

Soldiers of Destruction
Author: Charles Sydnor
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Total Pages: 400
Release: 1990-05-21
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780691008530

Surveys the emergence of the Nazi SS and its Death's Head Division, noting the impact of this elite and powerful army upon military history.