NUCLEAR WPNS #1 Contents The Manhattan Project......................p.2 Atomic Bombings of Japan...................p.4 Axis Atomic Research, WWII.................p.7 ........p.8 See also: nuke2, nuke3 USAMHI Nuclear RefBranch dv May 88, Mar 92, Feb 93 THE MANHATTAN PROJECT A Working Bibliography of MHI Sources Anders, Roger M. "The President and the Atomic Bomb: Who Approved the Trinity Nuclear Test?" Prologue 20 (Wtr 1988): pp. 268-82. Per. Brown, Anthony Cave, and MacDonald, Charles, eds. The Secret History of the Atomic Bomb. NY: Dial, 1977. 582 p. UL409.16S4. Clarke, Frederick J. Oral hist transcript. Arch. Covers his service as district engr (Hanford, WA) during the project. Estes, Allen C. "General Leslie Groves and the Atomic Bomb." Mil Rev (Aug 1992): pp. 41-51. Per. Eubank, Keith. The Bomb. Malabar, FL: Krieger, 1991. 237 p. UL409.16E92. Incls 24 docs, 1939-50; see Chaps 1-5. Fine, Lenore, and Remington, Jesse A. The Corps of Engineers: Construction in the United States. Wash, DC: OCMH, 1972. Chap XX. D769A533v6pt6v3. Groueff, Stephane. Manhattan Project: The Untold Story of the Making of the Atomic Bomb. Boston: Little, Brown, 1967. 372 p. UL409.16G68. Groves, Leslie R. How It Can Be Told: The Story of the Manhattan Project. NY: Harper, 1962. 465 p. UL409.16G7. Hacker, Barton C. The Dragon's Tail: Radiation Safety in the Manhattan Project, 1942-1946. Berkeley: UP of CA, 1987. 258 p. UL409.655H33. Jackson, Charles O., and Johnson, Charles W. "The Army and the Community of Oak Ridge, Tennessee, 1942-1947." Mil Rev 41 (Feb 1972): pp. 8-14. Per. Jones, Vincent C. Manhattan: The Army and the Atomic Bomb. Wash, DC: CMH, 1985. 660 p. D769A533v8pt9. Manhattan p. 2 Lamont, Lansing. Day of Trinity. NY: Atheneum, 1965. 333 p. UL409.16L3. Lawren, William. The General and the Bomb: A Biography of General Leslie R. Groves, Director of the Manhattan Project. NY; Dodd, Mead, 1988. 324 p. UG128G76L39. Nichols, K.D. The Road to Trinity. NY: Morrow, 1987. 401 p. UG128N52A3. Rhodes, Richard. The Making of the Atomic Bomb. NY: Simon & Schuster, 1986. 886 p. UL408.16R46. Russ, Harlow W. Project Alberta: The Preparation of Atomic Bombs for Use in World War II. Los Alamos, NM: Exceptional, 1990. ca 250 p. UL409.16R87. By a participant Smyth, H.D. A General Account of the Development of Methods of Using Atomic Energy for Military Purposes Under the Auspices of the United States Government, 1940-1945. Wash, DC: GPO, 1945. 182 p. UL409.16S6. U.S. Armed Forces. Special Weapon Project. The Atomic Bomb Over Japan: Development, Decisions & Delivery. Pamphlet No 7, Sandia Base, Albuquerque, NM, n.d. D767.25H6A86. Includes a paper by MG Leslie Groves, "Development of Atomic Energy Program," Sep 1947, 32 p. See also: - Groves-Griffith-Chaffin Family Papers, 7 bxs, Arch. USAMHI Nuclear RefBranch dv Apr 88, Mar 92, May 93 ATOMIC BOMBINGS OF JAPAN A Working Bibliography of MHI Sources Contents General............................p.1 Specialized Aspects................p.2 Memoirs............................p.4 GENERAL "The Atomic Bomb." After the Battle No 41 (1983): pp. 1-40. Per. Then-and-now photos, plus narrative. Bungei, Shunju. The Day Man Lost. Tokyo: Kodanasha, 1972. 109 p. D767.2H6B85. Hiroshima attack. Chinnock, Frank W. Nagasaki: The Forgotten Bomb. NY: World Pub, 1969. 302 p. D767.25N3C5. Eubank, Keith. The Bomb. Malabar, FL: Krieger, 1991. 237 p. UL409.16E92. Incls 24 docs, 1939-50; see Chaps 5-9. Giovanitti, Len, & Freed, Fred. The Decision to Drop the Bomb. NY: Coward-McCann, 1965. 348 p. D753.9G5. Hersey, John. Hiroshima. NY: Knopf, 1946. 118 p. D767.25H6H4. Knebel, Fletcher. No High Ground. NY: Harper, 1960. 263 p. D767.25H6K55. Hiroshima attack. Kurzman, Dan. Day of the Bomb: Countdown to Hiroshima. NY: McGraw-Hill, 1986. 546 p. D767.25H6K865. Marx, Joseph Laurance. Nagasaki: The Necessary Bomb. NY: Macmillan, 1971. 239 p. D767.25N3M35. Atomic Bombings, Japan p.2 Pacific War Research Society. The Day Man Lost: Hiroshima, 6 August 1945. Tokyo: Kodansha, 1972. 309 p. D767.25H6B85. Schoenberger, Walter S. Decision of Destiny. Athens: Ohio UP, 1969. 330 p. D753.9S45. Sherwin, Martin J. A World Destroyed. NY: Knopf, 1975. 315 p. D753S48. Spector, Ronald H. Eagle Against the Sun. NY: MacMillan, 1985. 589 p. D767S69. See pp. 550-60. Wyden, Peter. Day One: Before Hiroshima and After. NY: Simon & Schuster, 1984. 413 p. D767.25H6W93. Dramatic account of creation and use of the A-bombs. Yass, Marian. Hiroshima. NY: Putnam's, 1972. 128 p. D767.25H6Y38. See also: - "Manhattan Project" SPECIALIZED ASPECTS Asada, Sadao. "Japanese Perceptions of the A-Bomb Decision, 1945- 1980." The American Military and the Far East: Proceedings of the Ninth Military History Symposium, United States Air Force Academy. Wash, DC: GPO, 1980. pp. 199-219. U7M5. Clark, Dorothy Kneeland. Tactical Significance of Atomic Casualties in Japan. Study, Opns Research Off, May 1953. 42 p. UL409.631C52. Clark, Tim. "The Mission on Which Almost Everything Went Wrong." Yankee 47 (Apr 1983): pp. 90-93, 134-36, 139-40 & 142. MiscFiles. Crew members of Bock's Car, which delivered the bomb on Nagasaki. Atomic Bombings, Japan p.3 Davidson, James W., and Lytle, Mark H. After the Fact. Vol II. NY: Knopf, 1986. pp. 334-61. E175D38. Offers three models for explaining why the bombs were used. Duk-jun, Oh. "Hiroshima--Yesterday's Tomorrow." Mil Rev 35 (Dec 1961): pp. 10-16. Per. Freedman, Lawrence. "The Strategy of Hiroshima." World War II: Crucible of the Contemporary World. Armonk, NY: Sharpe, 1991. pp. 392-414. D743W657. Feifer, George. Tennozan: The Battle of Okinawa and the Atomic Bomb. NY: Ticknor & Fields, 1992. 621 p. D767.99O5F45. See Chap 30. Gallicchio, Marc. "After Nagasaki: General Marshall's Plan for Tactical Nuclear Weapons in Japan." Prologue (Wntr 1991): pp. 396-404. Per. Iokibe, Makoto, ed. The Occupation of Japan: U.S. Planning Documents, 1942-1945. Microfiche collection. Bethesda, MD: Cong Info Srv, 1987. D802J3O22, Micro. See esp Sec 5-F and pub guide (120 p.) w/indexes. Janis, Irving L. "Psychological Effects of the Atomic Attacks on Japan." Study, RAND, Aug 1950. 69 p. U167.431J36. Jungk, Robert. Children of the Ashes: The Story of a Rebirth. NY: Harcourt, Brace and World, 1961. 313 p. D767.25H6J813. Political, social, and medical consequences at Hiroshima. Lifton, Betty Jean. Return to Hiroshima. NY: Atheneum, 1970. 90 p. DS897H5L52. Miles, Rufus E., Jr. "Hiroshima: The Strange Myth of Half a Million American Lives Saved." International Security 10 (Fall 1985): pp. 121-40. Reprint included in American Comm on the Hist of the Second World War's Newsletter, (Spng 1986). Per. The New York Times. Hiroshima Plus 20. NY: Delacorte, 1945. 211 p. UL409.16N4. Osada, Arata. Children of the A-Bomb. NY: Putnam's, 1959. 256 p. D767.25H60813. Hiroshima testimony. Atomic p.4 U.S. Army. Manhattan Engineer District. The Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. n.p., n.d. D767.25H6U6. Pictorial. U.S. Strategic Bombing Survey. The Effects of Atomic Bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Pacific Branch Report No 3. Wash, DC: GPO, 1946. 46 p., foldout maps. D785U63no3. Yavenditti, Michael J. "The Hiroshima Maidens and American Benevo- lence in the 1950s." Mid-America 64 (Apr-Jul 1982): pp. 21-39. Per. Disfigured victims given private treatment in U.S. See also: - Note on possible tactical use of atomic bombs in the U.S. invasion plans (Japan-Planned Invasion). MEMOIRS Beser, Jacob. "Deploying Gimmick." World War II (Mar 1991): pp. 42-48. Per. By crew member who flew on both atomic bomb missions. Clarke, Hugh V. Last Stop Nagasaki! London: Allen & Unwin, 1984. 135 p. D805J3C54. Australian PW of Japanese who underwent atomic bombing. Hachiya, Michihiko. Hiroshima Diary. Trans from Japanese. UP of NC, 1955. 238 p. D767.25H6H3. Nagai, Takashi. We of Nagasaki. NY: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1951. 165 p. Trans by Ichiro Shirato & Herbert B.L. Silverman. D767.25N3N3. Story of survivors in atomic wasteland. Trumbull, Robert. Nine Who Survived Hiroshima and Nagasaki. NY: Dutton, 1957. 148 p. D767.2T78. Personal experiences of nine men who lived through the bombings. Winslett, Edmund J. Papers. 2 bxs. Arch. Incls memoir by P. Siomes on Hiroshima. USAMHI Nuclear RefBranch dv May 88 AXIS ATOMIC RESEARCH, WWII A Working Bibliography Beck, Alfred M., et al. The Corps of Engineers: The War Against Germany. In USAWWII series. Wash, DC: Center of Mil Hist, 1985. 608 p. D769A533v6pt6v4. See pp. 556-559 on Ger progress. Casey, William. The Secret War Against Hitler. Wash, DC: Regnery Gateway, 1988. 304 p. D810S7C35. By wartime chief of OSS opns in Europe (and later director of CIA). Includes an appendix of 10 selected OSS docs. See Chap 4 on Ger A-bomb development. Goudsmit, Samuel A. Alsos. NY; Schuman, 1947. 259 p. D810S2G6. By scientific head of intell mission to determine extent of Ger progress toward developing atomic bomb. Mahoney, Leo J. "A History of the War Department Scientific Intelligence Mission (ALSOS), 1943-1945." PhD dss, Kent State Univ, 1983. 438 p. D810S2M33. Pash, Boris T. The Alsos Mission. NY: Award House, 1969. 256 p. D810S2P28. Wilcox, Robert K. Japan's Secret War. NY: Morrow, 1985. 236 p. QC773.3J3W55. Japanese atomic research. USAMHI Nuclear RefBranch dv Apr 88 OPERATION CROSSROADS (BIKINI, 1946) A Working Bibliography Two atomic bomb tests occurred on 1 and 25 Jul 1946 at Bikini Atoll in the central Pacific. Blandy, W.H. "Operation Crossroads: The Story of the Air and Underwater Tests of the Atomic Bomb at Bikini." Army Ordnance 31 (Jan-Feb 1947); pp. 341-343. Per. (Natl Def). Daly, Thomas M. "Crossroads at Bikini." US Naval Institute Proceedings 112 (Jul 1986): pp. 65-73. AWCLib. Graybar, Lloyd J. "The 1946 Atomic Bomb Tests: Atomic Diplomacy or Bureaucratic Infighting?" Journal of American History 72 (Mar 1986); pp. 888-907. Per. Kreuger, Philip G., and Fairbank, Leigh C., Jr. "Operation Crossroads." 4 pts. Military Engineer XXXVIII (Jul 1946): pp. 270-277; (Aug 1946): pp. 316-322; (Sep 1946): pp. 373-377; and (Oct 1946): pp. 426-431. Per. Lee, Fitzhugh. "The Press at Operation Crossroads." Army Info Digest 2 (Mar 1947); pp. 25-31. Per. Musselman, S.F. "Army Ordnance at Bikini." Army Ordnance 31 (Nov- Dec 1946): pp. 235-237. Per (Natl Def). U.S. Joint Task Force One. Bombs at Bikini: The Official Report of Operation Crossroads. By W.A. Shurcliff. NY: Wise, 1947. 212 p. UL409.651U57. _________. Historical Report, Atomic Bomb Tests Able and Baker (Operation Crossroads). Vols 1 & 3. n.p., 10 Jan 1947. JTF-1- ABT-AB-HR-v1&v3. Vol 1 contains a chapter on each group and section, 153 p. narrative; Vol 3 is a 114-pg pictorial; Vol 2 is not on file. _________. Operation Crossroads, Bikini, 1946. Album by the Electronics Coordinating office and U.S.S. Avery Island. Printed by the Georgian Press, NY, n.d. ca 125 p. UL409.651O64. _________. Operation Crossroads: The Official Pictorial Record. NY: Wise, 1946. 224 p. UL409.65U57. USAMHI Nuclear RefBranch dv Apr 88 DESERT ROCK EXERCISES, 1950-1958 A Working Bibliography Ball, Howard. Justice Downwind: America's Atomic Testing Program in the 1950s. NY: Oxford Univ Press, 1986. 280 p. UL409.65B35. Daniel, Derrill M. "Desert Rock." Lecture, U.S. Army War College, 5 Nov 1951. Arch. George Washington Univ. Human Resources Research Office. "Desert Rock IV: Reactions of an Armored Infantry Battalion to an Atomic Bomb Maneuver." Wash, DC: Aug 1953. 225 p. EX-DesRock IV-GWV-HRRO. _________. "Desert Rock I: A Psychological Study of Troop Reactions to an Atomic Explosion." Wash, DC, Feb 1953. 152 p. EX- DesRock I. Hatcher, John H. "Trip Report of Field Search for Exercise Desert Rock Documentation Conducted by Representatives of the Adjutant General, 18 June 1978 to 14 July 1978." HQ, Dept of Army, Aug 1978. 468 p. Ex-Desert Rock(s). Includes samples of materials uncovered. Ker, Howard. "Report of Visit to Camp Desert Rock, Nevada, 5-9 May 1953." Memo, 20 May 1953. 4 p. Ex-DesRock-V-R-K4. Rosenberg, Howard L. Atomic Soldiers: American Victims of Nuclear Experiments. Boston: Beacon, 1980. 192 p. UB369R67. U.S. Army Artillery and Missile School. "Detection of Atomic Burst and Radioactive Fallout." Final report, Desert Rock VII and VIII, May-Sep 1957. Ft Sill, OK, 13 Dec 1957. 1 vol. ARTYS- DAB-FR. See also supplemental report, 1 Aug 1958, 84 p. _________. Camp Desert Rock. "Camp Desert Rock Information and Guide, Exercise IV." Camp Desert Rock, NV, n.d. 15 p. Ex- DesRock. _________. Exercise Desert Rock. "Report of Test, Infantry Troop Test, Exercise Desert Rock VII & VIII." Camp Irwin, CA, 11 Dec 1957. ca 100 p. Ex-DesRock. Desert Rock p. 2 U.S. Dept of Defense and the Army. "A Study of Soldier Attitudes and Knowledge About Atomic Effects--Exercise Desert Rock (Oct- Nov 1951)." Report, Feb 1952. 100 p. Ex-DesRock. U.S. Engineer Research and Development Laboratories. "Exercise Desert Rock VI: Field Fortifications Test." Report No 1468, Ft Belvoir, VA, 2 Nov 1956. 96 p. ERDL-1468. Wasserman, Harvey, and Solomon, Norman. Killing Our Own: The Disaster of America's Experience with Atomic Radiation. NY: Delacorte, 1982. 368 p. RA1231R2W36.