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1	American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer more books like this by Kai Bird, Martin J Sherwin "American Prometheus" is a rich evocation of America in mid-century and a compelling portrait of scientist J. Robert Oppenheimer, a man shaped by, or helped to shape, its major events--the Depression, World War II, and the Cold War. see all copies from £7.40! new only from £11.36! \| signed copies \| first editions
2	The Color of Truth: McGeorge Bundy and William Bundy: Brothers in Arms more books like this by Kai Bird "The Color of Truth" is the definitive biography of McGeorge Bundy and William Bundy, two of "the best and the brightest" who advised presidents about peace and war during the most dangerous years of the Cold War. The Bundy brothers embodied all the idealism and hubris that animated American foreign policy in the decades after World War II. They ... see all copies from £5.43! new only from £5.60! \| signed copies \| first editions
3	The Chairman: John J. McCloy, the Making of the American Establishment more books like this by Kai Bird The first complete biography of the ultimate self-made American aristocrat, John J. McCloy--the poor boy who climbed the heights of Wall Street, counseled presidents, and reached the very citadel of diplomacy and business. Bird brings energy and intelligence to the examination of McCloy's life, a tale of ambition and accomplishment. see all copies from £5.60! new only from £55.35! \| signed copies \| first editions
4	Color of Truth: A Biography more books like this by Kai Bird "Grey is the color of truth." So observed Mac Bundy in defending America's intervention in Vietnam. Kai Bird brilliantly captures this ambiguity in his revelatory look at Bundy and his brother William, two of the most influential policymakers of the Kennedy and Johnson administrations. It is a portrait of fiercely patriotic, brilliant and brazenly ... see all copies from £5.60! new only from £5.87! \| first editions
5	Hiroshima's Shadow: Writings on the Denial of History and the Smithsonian Controversy more books like this by Kai Bird, Lawrence Lifschultz An account of the controversy that surrounded the Smithsonian Institution's exhibition of the Enola Gay, the B-29 that dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima in 1945. see all copies from £14.02! new only from £126.91! \| first editions
6	American Prometheus more books like this by Kai Bird, Martin J Sherwin, Jeff Cummings (Read by) J. Robert Oppenheimer is one of the iconic figures of the twentieth century, a brilliant physicist who led the effort to build the atomic bomb for his country in a time of war and who later found himself confronting the moral consequences of scientific progress. see all copies from £27.04! new only from £27.38! \| signed copies
7	American Prometheus Part 1: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer more books like this by Kai Bird, Martin J Sherwin, Jeff Cummings (Read by) J. Robert Oppenheimer is one of the iconic figures of the twentieth century, a brilliant physicist who led the effort to build the atomic bomb for his country in a time of war and who later found himself confronting the moral consequences of scientific progress. see all copies from £63.03! new only from £63.03!
8	American Prometheus Part 2: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer more books like this by Kai Bird, Martin J Sherwin, Jeff Cummings (Read by) J. Robert Oppenheimer is one of the iconic figures of the twentieth century, a brilliant physicist who led the effort to build the atomic bomb for his country in a time of war and who later found himself confronting the moral consequences of scientific progress. see all copies from £63.03! new only from £63.03!

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