America's atomic bomb and the men who built it

A Listmania! list by Mark Klobas (Tempe, AZ, USA)
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The Making of the Atomic Bomb
1.  The Making of the Atomic Bomb by Richard Rhodes
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  "The classic account of the Manhattan Project."
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American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer
2.  American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer by Kai Bird
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  "A magnificent, award-winning biography of the father of the atomic bomb, nearly a quarter-century in the making."
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James B. Conant: From Harvard to Hiroshima and the Making of the Nuclear Age
3.  James B. Conant: From Harvard to Hiroshima and the Making of the Nuclear Age by James G. Hershberg
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  "An extensive study of one of the key civilian leaders of the project."
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Genius in the Shadows: Biography of Leo Szilard - The Man Behind the Bomb
4.  Genius in the Shadows: Biography of Leo Szilard - The Man Behind the Bomb by Lanoette
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  "The life of Leo Szilard, a key figure in pushing for the construction of the bomb."
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109 East Palace: Robert Oppenheimer and the Secret City of Los Alamos
5.  109 East Palace: Robert Oppenheimer and the Secret City of Los Alamos by Jennet Conant
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  "An account of the lives of the scientists as they labored to build the bomb."
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A World Destroyed: Hiroshima and Its Legacies (Stanford Nuclear Age) (Stanford Nuclear Age Series)
6.  A World Destroyed: Hiroshima and Its Legacies (Stanford Nuclear Age) (Stanford Nuclear Age Series) by Robert Jay Lifton
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  "Now in its third edition, it's a history of the decision to use the bomb -- and its consequences."
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Dark Sun (Sloan Technology Series)
7.  Dark Sun (Sloan Technology Series) by Richard Rhodes
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  "Rhodes's follow-up to his earlier book, about the Soviet project and the construction of America's hydrogen bomb."
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The Ruin of J. Robert Oppenheimer: And the Birth of the Modern Arms Race
8.  The Ruin of J. Robert Oppenheimer: And the Birth of the Modern Arms Race by Priscilla McMillan
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  "The definitive account of Oppenheimer's destruction."
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