Book contents
- Hitler’s Atomic Bomb
- Hitler’s Atomic Bomb
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I The Bomb
- Part II Living with the Bomb
- 7 Oversimplifications
- 8 Compromising with Hitler
- 9 Rehabilitation
- 10 Copenhagen
- Conclusion
- Epilogue
- Glossary
- Notes
- Archives
- Bibliography
- Index
Epilogue
The Historian as Historical Actor
from Part II - Living with the Bomb
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 18 July 2024
Book contents
- Hitler’s Atomic Bomb
- Hitler’s Atomic Bomb
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I The Bomb
- Part II Living with the Bomb
- 7 Oversimplifications
- 8 Compromising with Hitler
- 9 Rehabilitation
- 10 Copenhagen
- Conclusion
- Epilogue
- Glossary
- Notes
- Archives
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
The author of this book, Mark Walker, interacted with two of the main protagonists, Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker and Robert Jungk, without initially understanding that he had thereby become himself a historical actor in the very history he was writing.
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- Hitler's Atomic BombHistory, Legend, and the Twin Legacies of Auschwitz and Hiroshima, pp. 272 - 274Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024