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For those that have not read it, the Richard Rhodes book is one of the finest pieces of science/engineering writing I have read:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Making-Atomic-Bomb-Richard-Rhodes/dp...

I'm in the midst of it. Quite long but the background stuff is one of the best overviews of 20th century physics you can read anywhere.

Rhodes also wrote Dark Sun (The Making of the Hydrogen Bomb) which is a fantastic follow on read to The Making of the Atomic Bomb.

http://www.amazon.com/Dark-Sun-Making-Hydrogen-Bomb/dp/06848...

He's written a couple of other books relating to the atomic bomb; both were included on the STRATCOM reading list:

http://militaryprofessionalreadinglists.com/search?keywords=...

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