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The nuclear spies : America's atomic intelligence operation against Hitler and Stalin
- Title
- The nuclear spies : America's atomic intelligence operation against Hitler and Stalin / Vince Houghton.
- Author
- Houghton, Vince
- Publication
- Ithaca, New York : Cornell University Press, 2019.
- ©2019
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Details
- Description
- 239 pages; 24 cm
- Summary
- "Explores why the United States government, considering how successfully it conducted the atomic intelligence effort against the Germans in World War II, was unable to create an effective atomic intelligence system to monitor Soviet scientific and nuclear capabilities"--
- Subjects
- Military intelligence
- Espionage, American
- Nuclear weapons information
- World War (1939-1945)
- 1900-1999
- Cold War > Military intelligence
- Military intelligence > United States > History > 20th century
- Espionage, American > Soviet Union > History
- World War, 1939-1945 > Military intelligence
- United States
- History
- Nuclear weapons information > History > 20th century
- Soviet Union
- Espionage, American > Germany > History > 20th century
- Germany
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (pages (209)-223) and index.
- Contents
- Introduction : the principal uncertainty -- A reasonable fear : The U.S. (mis)perception of the German nuclear program -- Making something out of nothing : the creation of U.S. Nuclear Intelligence -- Alsos : the mission to solve the mystery of the German bomb -- Transitions : from the German threat to the Soviet menace -- Regression : the post-war devolution of U.S. nuclear intelligence -- Whistling in the dark : The U.S. (mis)perception of the Soviet nuclear program -- Conclusion : credit where credit is due.
- Call Number
- JFE 19-11287
- ISBN
- 9781501739590
- 150173959X
- 9781501739606 (canceled/invalid)
- 9781501739613 (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- 2018052015
- 40029360876
- OCLC
- 1061868118
- Author
- Houghton, Vince, author.
- Title
- The nuclear spies : America's atomic intelligence operation against Hitler and Stalin / Vince Houghton.
- Publisher
- Ithaca, New York : Cornell University Press, 2019.
- Copyright Date
- ©2019
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages (209)-223) and index.
- Chronological Term
- 1900-1999
- Other Form:
- Online version: Houghton, Vince. Nuclear spies. Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2019 9781501739606 (DLC) 2018052485
- Other Standard Identifier
- 40029360876
- Research Call Number
- JFE 19-11287