Hitler''s Atomic Bomb - History, Legend, and the Twin Legacies of Auschwitz and Hiroshima

"Who were the German scientists who worked on atomic bombs during World War II for Hitler's regime? And how did they justify themselves afterwards? Examining the global influence of the German uranium project and the postwar reaction to the scientists involved, Mark Walker explores the enduring impact of 'Hitler's bomb'"--

List of contents

Introduction; Part I. The Bomb: 1. Farm hall; 2. Nuclear fission; 3. Lightning war; 4. Selling uranium; 5. Total war; 6. The War is Lost; Part II. Living with the Bomb; 7. Oversimplifications; 8. Compromising with Hitler; 9. Rehabilitation; 10. Copenhagen; Conclusion; Epilogue. The historian as historical actor.

About the author

Mark Walker is the John Bigelow Professor of History at Union College, Schenectady, New York. His research interests include twentieth-century science, particularly science and technology under National Socialism. Previous publications include The Kaiser Wilhelm Society during National Socialism (Cambridge, 2009), and The German Physical Society in the Third Reich: Physicists between Autonomy and Accomodation (Cambridge, 2012).

Summary

Who were the German scientists who worked on atomic bombs during World War II for Hitler's regime? And how did they justify themselves afterwards? Examining the global influence of the German uranium project and the postwar reaction to the scientists involved, Mark Walker explores the enduring impact of 'Hitler's bomb'.

Product details

• Authors: Mark Walker, Mark (Union College Walker
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.05.2024
• EAN: 9781009479288
• ISBN: 978-1-0-0947928-8
• No. of pages: 380
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; HISTORY / Europe / Germany, European History, Germany, SCIENCE / History, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / Military / Nuclear Warfare, History of Science, Second World War, 1933–1945 (National Socialist period), Nuclear weapons, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), History / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / European Theater