Garry Wills - Bomb Power

February 2, 2010 - 7:00pm
February 2, 2010 - 8:00pm
Looking back to the Manhattan Project, Wills argues that the secrecy surrounding the invention of the atomic bomb led to the growth of a larger institutional apparatus for covert operations, including the CIA and the NSA. It also initiated a profound change in the nature of the presidency, with security as the primary focus.

Bomb Power (Hardcover)

By Garry Wills
$27.95
ISBN-13: 9781594202407
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Penguin Press HC, The, 01/01/2010
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