First Edition, Print. 1988, Dodd Mead. Hardcover. The General and the Bomb: A Biography of General Leslie R. Groves, Director of the Manhattan Project. Nice and clean. Interior text is clean and unmarked, bit of age tanning, (no foxing), no highlighting, underlining or writing. Hard Cover. Small, light area of discoloration on side-outer text block (see photo). Dust jacket is clean and bright, light edge & shelf wear, some corner wear, small creases, 1 small closed tear at edge. Black and red boards, VG, binding is solid, square. Photos are of the actual item you will receive. Ships quickly and with care.
SYNOPSIS:Based on new material gathered from Groves' family papers, interviews, and National Archives, this study reveals that the success of the Manhattan Project was due, not to Oppenheimer, but to General Groves.
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