Search Results: the effects of atomic weapons

Combat Forces Press, Washington, 1950. Text is the same as the edition officially publ. by the US government.. Hardcover. Good. 8vo, hardcover. No dj, black cloth. Good condition, exterior lightly soiled w/ tiny nicks at board corners, else contents bright & clean, binding tight. x, 456 p.

Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office. 1950. 456pp. Small tears at the top and bottom corners of the front corner that don't really affect the book's integrity. This was apparently the personal copy of Major General Guy B. Denit, Chief Surgeon, Hq. EUCOM. He has stamped the covers and title page with his name and address, and he wrote "Gen. Denit" in the upper left corner of the front cover. Trade size (6" x 9"). (41148) . Very Good. Paperback.

1950. First edition. Hardcover, 8vo., 456 pp. Illus. with b&w photographs. Good, no dust jacket. Light wear to covers, edges and spine-ends. Slight age-toning to pages, contents otherwise unmarked.

Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, 1950. Paperback. Acceptable. 7x4x0. Softcover. Shelf wear. Tear to tail of spine. Text block starting. Owner's name on front wrap.

New York: Mcgraw-Hill Book Co.. NF. 1950. Paperback. Paperback in Near Fine condition. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. 456 pages. Revised September 1950. * Quick Shipping * All Books Mailed in Boxes * Free Tracking Provided * .

Washington, D.C: Atomic Energy Commission, 1950. Second Edition. Softcover. Good. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. Good condition in original light tan wraps, minor wear to and soiling of paper wraps, some crimping to a range of pages at book's end, clean, unmarked and tightly bound of interior. Paul J. Larsen provides the Colophon. Norris E. Bradbury, Director of the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory. From the title page: "prepared for and in cooperation with the U.S. Dept. of Defense and the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission under the direction of the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, it is identical with the edition officially published by the government of the United States." Stated Second Edition, from September of 1950, the first edition having been published in the same year. The volume was aimed at the ordinary curious citizen and more specifically Civil Defense personnel throughout the country. ix, 456 pp. and with many, many score black-and-white photographs and illustrations of ships… Read More

NY: MCGRAW-HILL BOOK CO.. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1950.

Washington, D.C.: U.S. Govt. Ptg Office. G PB. 1950. Revised ed. Edge & corner wear. Owner's name on front wrap. .

Los Alamos NM: US Department of Defense, 1950. 1st. Softcover. Good/None. 456 pages. Softcover. Extensive b&w photography and tables of data throughout. Cracking and fading to spine. Foxing to fore edge. Previous owners stamp to front cover and title page. All pages clean and neat. Record # 613501

U. S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC: 1950., 1950 pp. x, 456. Illustrated with photographs, diagrams and charts. 8vo. Original full printed wraps, worn. XLib. With the stamp of the "Steel and Tube Division Library, Timkin Roller Bearing Co." Extremely important study produced in the wake of the first use of Atomic bombs in war. SPACE 4 0.0. Soft cover.

Washington, D. C.: The Combat Forces Press. Corners bumped slightly, Very Good in Very Good price-clipped Dust Jacket with minor edge wear. . Very Good. Hardcover. 1950.

U. S. Government Printing Office, Washington, DC: 1950., 1950 pp. x, 456. Illustrated with photographs, diagrams and charts. Four page errata and revision insert. Paper beginning to brown at edges. 8vo. Original full cloth binding, gold lettered. Hardbound. Nice copy. SPACE/7 0.0. Hardcover.

Washington, DC: GPO, 1950. Revised Edition. fair. 456, wraps, illus., figures, charts, tables, appendices, index, covers worn & stained: small tear at spine, covers bent.

paperback. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.

New York: McGraw-Hill, 1950. First edition. Navy cloth. 8vo. pp. 456. VG/In like jacket/Unclipped price in mylar. Moderate wear..

Wash. DC: The Combat Forces Press. Very Good+ with no dust jacket. 1950. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. With Laid-In Errata present. Black boards clean, sharp and square, minor shelf wear to edges, corners, and spine ends, else Very Good + condition. No dustjacket. Book is firm in binding, b&w historic photographs throughout, 456 pages include Index, interior pages clean and sharp. Free of any markings, not ex-library. ; B&W Photos & Illustrations; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 456 pages .

E-377. Very Good. Paperback. Trade PB. 8vo. Published by US Government Printing Office, Washington, DC. 1950. 456 pgs. Illustrated with b&w photos, diagrams, and maps. Wrappers lightly worn with some light shelf-wear to the extremities present. Book is free of ownership marks. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. A fascinating government document on what we knew about the effects of radiation from atomic weapons in 1950. E-377; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .

NY: McGraw-Hill, 1950. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. Published under the direction of the Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM. 456 pages, illustrated with graphs and photos. A scientific study of the effects of atomic weapons..

Washington DC: United States, Department of the Army, Headquarters, 1955. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Wraps. Good. i, [1], 59, [3] pages. Figures (including fold-out). Sketch map. Index chart to damage estimation charts and nomographs. Cover has some wear, and soiling/staining. Marked For Official Use Only, but this limitation is understood to no longer apply. This pamphlet provides an unclassified basis for the utilization of atomic weapons in courses at the various schools and in training. The effects data herein are based primarily on the unclassified data contained in The Effects of Atomic Weapons and in Radiological Defense, Volume II, but also on other unclassified sources. The methods of casualty and damage estimation herein have been so designed as to provide an understanding of the role of target analysis in the tactical use of atomic weapons without at the same time burdening nonspecialized students with the details of a comprehensive target analysis. It is intended that this… Read More

Washington DC: U. S. Government Printing Office, 1950. Revised Edition. Wraps. as is. x, 456 pages. Illustration. Charts. Appendices. Index. Ex-library with usual library markings. Front and back covers separated but reattached with tape. Bottom edge has become wet and damp stains go from the bottom up about one inch. Some pages were stuck together at the bottom small tears on some pages when separated. Occasional small loss of text. Some pages may still be slightly stuck together. In 1948 the Weapons Effects Classification Board, a committee of military and civilian scientists serving as advisers to the Atomic Energy Commission recommended that a handbook on the effects of atomic weapons be prepared. This volume is the result. This presents a technical summary of the results to be expected from the detonation of atomic weapons (other than information that was kept secret at that time). The energy released from a nuclear weapon detonated in the troposphere can be divided into four basic… Read More