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Churchill and the bomb in war and Cold War /

Covering the development of the atomic bomb during the Second World War, the origins and early course of the Cold War, and the advent of the hydrogen bomb in the early 1950s, Churchill and the Bomb in War and Cold War explores a still neglected aspect of Winston Churchill's career, his relation...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Ruane, Kevin (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : Bloomsbury Academic, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc, 2016.
Subjects:
Churchill, Winston, > 1874-1965 > Political and social views.
Churchill, Winston, > 1874-1965 > Influence.
Nuclear weapons > Great Britain > History > 20th century.
Great Britain > Politics and government > 1936-1945.
Great Britain > Politics and government > 1945-1964.
Nuclear warfare > History > 20th century.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: so many Winston Churchills
  • Part I. War
  • Only connect
  • Tube alloys
  • Allies at war
  • The Quebec Agreement
  • Mortal crimes
  • Bolsheviks, bombs and bad omens
  • Trinity and Potsdam
  • Part II. Cold War
  • Heavy metal, iron curtain
  • Warmonger/peacemonger
  • To the summit
  • Atomic angles
  • Hurricane warning
  • A pill to end it all
  • H-bomb fever
  • The July days
  • Sturdy child of terror
  • Conclusion: "If God wearied of mankind."