Birthplace of the Atomic Bomb

A Complete History of the Trinity Test Site

William S. Loring (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

445 Seiten

2019
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-7551-0 (ISBN)

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If you think you know the full story of Trinity Site, birthplace of the atomic bomb, you don't. Many commonly held “facts” are actually at best unsubstantiated. Five years of research using original letters, memos and reports, many only recently declassified from those involved bring a fresh perspective on the events now approaching it's 75th anniversary.

It was not Robert Oppenheimer who built the bomb--it was engineers, chemists and young physicists in their twenties, many not yet having earned a degree. The first atomic bomb was originally conceived as a backup device, a weapon not then currently achievable. The remote Trinity Site--the birthplace of the bomb--was used as a test range for U.S. bombers before the first nuclear device was secretly detonated. After the blast, locals speculated that the flash and rumble were caused by colliding B-29s, while Manhattan Project officials nervously measured high levels of offsite radiation.

Drawing on original documents, many recently declassified, the author sheds new light on a pivotal moment in history--now approaching its 75th anniversary--told from the point of view of the men who inaugurated the Atomic Age in the New Mexico desert.

William S. Loring worked as a helicopter crew chief and an academic instructor at the Army Aviation School and holds an Airframe and Powerplant license. He lives in Dallas, Texas.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments

Preface

Introduction

Prologue: Desert

1. 1939–1943

2. January to June 1944

3. Mid-June to Mid-August 1944

4. Late August to Early November 1944

5. Early November through December 1944

6. January to Mid-February 1945

7. Late February to Mid-March 1945

8. Late March 1945

9. Early April to Mid-April 1945

10. Late April 1945

11. Early May 1945, Part I

12. Early May 1945, Part II

13. Mid-May 1945

14. Late May to Early June 1945

15. Mid to Late June 1945

16. July 1945, Week 1

17. July 1945, Week 2

18. Mid-July 1945

19. July 15, 1945

20. July 16, 1945

21. Late July through August 1945

22. Remainder of 1945

23. 1946

24. 1947–1948

25. 1949–1951

26. 1952–1964

27. 1965 to the Present

Appendices:

deleteA. General Groves, General Patton and the California-Arizona Maneuver Area

deleteB. Silverplate and the B-29

deleteC. Final Instructions for Town Monitors

deleteD. Post-Blast Press Releases

deleteE. Ratliff Family

delete F. Firing Circuit and Arming of the Gadget

deleteG. Jumbo

deleteH. Evacuation Force: A Question of Numbers

delete I. What Happened to Anderson’s Sherman Tanks?

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index

Erscheinungsdatum	27.12.2018
Zusatzinfo	111 photos, maps, appendices, notes, bibliography, index
Verlagsort	Jefferson, NC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	178 x 254 mm
Gewicht	776 g
Themenwelt	Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Militärfahrzeuge / -flugzeuge / -schiffe
	Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► 1918 bis 1945
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung
ISBN-10	1-4766-7551-1 / 1476675511
ISBN-13	978-1-4766-7551-0 / 9781476675510
Zustand	Neuware