Armed Forces Special Weapons Project (11 results)
Published by The Armed Forces of the USA
Seller: Wonder Book, Frederick, U.S.A.Wonder Book
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Good. Good condition. Volume 3. (United States, Nuclear Warfare, Atomic Bomb, Radiation) A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
Published by Armed Forces Special Weapons Project
Seller: Wonder Book, Frederick, U.S.A.Wonder Book
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Good. Washington, D.C.: Armed Forces Special Weapons Project, 1950. Volume 3. Sm 4to. v,137pp. Illus. Good book. Owner's name on front free endpage. (nuclear warfare, atomic bomb, radiation effects, military science) Inquire if you need further information.
Language: English
Published by The Murray Printing Company, Wakefield, MA 1950
- Softcover
Seller: NWJbooks, Lancaster, U.S.A.NWJbooks
Contact seller4-star sellerCondition: Used - Very good
£ 135.17
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Add to basket3-ring binder. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. "With the exception of the title page and foreword, this manual is an exact copy of AFTRC Manual 52-355-12". All pages marked: "Restricted". Gilt lettering on blue stiff paper covers. 4to, pages not numbered. A few bottom page corners were folded over.
Published by The Murray Printing Company, Wakefield, MA 1950
- Softcover
Seller: Crossroad Books, Eau Claire, U.S.A.Crossroad Books
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Used - Very good
£ 60.25
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Add to basketSoftcover. Condition: Very Good-. No Dust Jacket. Flexible blue covers; 3-screw binding. These covers are marked "restricted". The cover/title-page bound-in is yellow & with a photograph of what I assume to be military personnel watching a nuclear blast. Some soil to the blue covers, and with a 2-1/2" scratch/shallow-cut on the…front cover. On the yellow inner cover, there is a pencilled name, and a partial number ink-stamp. The same partial number inkstamp is on the last page. Else the pages are a bit age-toned, but clean. ; B&W Photographs and Illustrations; 26A; 11 x 8-1/2".
Language: English
- Hardcover
- Print on Demand
Seller: S N Books World, Delhi, IndiaS N Books World
Contact seller5-star sellerLeatherbound. Condition: NEW. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. Leatherbound edition. Condition: New. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. Pages: 234. A perfect gift… for your loved ones. Reprinted from 1956 edition. NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. IF YOU WISH TO ORDER PARTICULAR VOLUME OR ALL THE VOLUMES YOU CAN CONTACT US. Resized as per current standards. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Language: English Pages: 234.
Radiological Defense; A Manual Prepared by the Joint Crossroads Committee, Volume I [Radiological Safety]
U.S. War and Navy Departments, Armed Forces Special Weapons Project, Joint Crossroads Committee
Published by GPO, Washington, DC 1948
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Ground Zero Books, Ltd., Silver Spring, U.S.A.Ground Zero Books, Ltd.
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: good. Quarto (Approximately 8 inches by 10.5 inches), Volume I ONLY. xi, [3], 163, [3] pages. Frontis. Illustrations. Figures. Tables. Bibliography. Appendix on Fission Products. Subject Index. This publication was Official Use Only and remarked Unclassified in pencil. Ex-library with usual library markings…. Cover has some wear and soiling. Name in ink inside front cover. Small tear in frontis illustration. Foreword by Major General L. R. Groves, Armed Forces Special Weapons Project. This text is a reprint of a document formerly issued under the title of Radiological Safety. The previous document had been classified as Restricted. Upon review, this document was found to have contained no restricted data under Public Law 585, 79th Congress, the Atomic Energy Act of 1946. Additional volumes were anticipated. The Armed Forces Special Weapons Project (AFSWP) was a U. S. military agency responsible for those aspects of nuclear weapons remaining under military control after the Manhattan Project was succeeded by the Atomic Energy Commission. These responsibilities included the maintenance, storage, surveillance, security and handling of nuclear weapons, as well as supporting nuclear testing. The AFSWP was a joint organization, staffed by the U. S. Army, U. S. Navy and U. S. Air Force. Major General Leslie R. Groves was its first chief. The early nuclear weapons were stored as components rather than complete devices and required expert knowledge to assemble. The short life of their lead-acid batteries and modulated neutron initiators, and the heat generated by the fissile cores, precluded storing them assembled. The large quantity of explosives in each weapon demanded special care be taken in handling. A team of regular Army officers were trained in the assembly and handling of the weapons. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus.
Radiological Defense; Volume III, A Series of Indoctrination Lectures on Atomic Explosion, with Medical Aspects
U.S. War and Navy Departments, Armed Forces Special Weapons Project (Compiler)
Published by GPO, Washington, DC 1950
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Ground Zero Books, Ltd., Silver Spring, U.S.A.Ground Zero Books, Ltd.
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: good. Quarto (Approximately 8 inches by 10.5 inches), Volume III ONLY. v, [1],137, [1] pages. Illustrations . Figures. Tables. Bibliography. No restrictive markings but a statement that the contents were not to be reproduced without permission. Ex-library with usual library markings. Cover has some wear and… soiling. Small tear in frontis illustration. Foreword by Major General K. D. Nichols, Armed Forces Special Weapons Project. This volume is a compilation of lectures presented in Washington, D. C., during 1947, 1948, and 1949 in a joint course on "Medical Aspects of Nuclear Energy" presented by the Armed Forces Special Weapons Project. This joint course was conducted for indoctrination of Medical Officers of the Armed Services with participation open to representatives of all interested government agencies. This volume should assist defense personnel preparing for complex casualty problems and others in the civil defense structure. The Armed Forces Special Weapons Project (AFSWP) was a U. S. military agency responsible for those aspects of nuclear weapons remaining under military control after the Manhattan Project was succeeded by the Atomic Energy Commission. These responsibilities included the maintenance, storage, surveillance, security and handling of nuclear weapons, as well as supporting nuclear testing. The AFSWP was a joint organization, staffed by the U. S. Army, U. S. Navy and U. S. Air Force. Major General Leslie R. Groves was its first chief. The early nuclear weapons were stored as components rather than complete devices and required expert knowledge to assemble. The short life of their lead-acid batteries and modulated neutron initiators, and the heat generated by the fissile cores, precluded storing them assembled. The large quantity of explosives in each weapon demanded special care be taken in handling. A team of regular Army officers were trained in the assembly and handling of the weapons. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus.
Published by Murray Printing Company, Wakefield 1950
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: WAVERLEY BOOKS ABAA, Santa Monica, U.S.A.WAVERLEY BOOKS ABAA
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Used - Very good
£ 154.48
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Add to basketBradbound wrappers. Condition: Very Good. First Edition; First Printing. Screw bound dark blue printed wrappers. (8 1/4" x 11") Nea fine with previous owner's name inked at upper righthand corner of front cover. (Unpaginated) Text from 1949. Amazing material labeled "Restricted". (G); 8 1/4" X 11".
Radiological Defense; A Manual Prepared by the Joint Crossroads Committee, Volume II, The Principles of Military Defense against Atomic Weapons
U.S. War and Navy Departments, Armed Forces Special Weapons Project, Joint Crossroads Committee
Published by GPO, Washington, DC 1951
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: Ground Zero Books, Ltd., Silver Spring, U.S.A.Ground Zero Books, Ltd.
Contact seller5-star sellerHardcover. Condition: good. Quarto (Approximately 8 inches by 10.5 inches), Volume II ONLY. xiv, 242 pages. Illustrations (some with color). Figures. Tables. Bibliography. Appendix I, II, and III. Index. This publication was Restricted and remarked by stamp as Unclassified. Ex-library with usual library markings. Cover has some…wear and soiling. Small tear in frontis illustration. Foreword by Brigadier General Herbert B. Loper, Armed Forces Special Weapons Project. The purpose of this volume was to provide, in its true perspective, the essential background information which would make possible intelligent planning in advance and appropriate action in an emergency. The first half of the book deals with the characteristics of atomic weapons, and their effects on structures, equipment, and personnel. The second half considered the steps that could be taken to minimize those effects and to control their consequences. The Armed Forces Special Weapons Project (AFSWP) was a U. S. military agency responsible for those aspects of nuclear weapons remaining under military control after the Manhattan Project was succeeded by the Atomic Energy Commission. These responsibilities included the maintenance, storage, surveillance, security and handling of nuclear weapons, as well as supporting nuclear testing. The AFSWP was a joint organization, staffed by the U. S. Army, U. S. Navy and U. S. Air Force. Major General Leslie R. Groves was its first chief. The early nuclear weapons were stored as components rather than complete devices and required expert knowledge to assemble. The short life of their lead-acid batteries and modulated neutron initiators, and the heat generated by the fissile cores, precluded storing them assembled. The large quantity of explosives in each weapon demanded special care be taken in handling. A team of regular Army officers were trained in the assembly and handling of the weapons. Presumed First Edition, First printing thus.
Published by Armed Forces Special Weapons Project, Washington DC 1950
- Signed
Seller: Ground Zero Books, Ltd., Silver Spring, U.S.A.Ground Zero Books, Ltd.
Contact seller5-star sellerThree-hole punched binder. Condition: Good. Reissuance of AFTRC Manual 52-355-1. Paginated by section, approximately 170 pages. Illustrated. Marked Restricted. Navy Blue stiff card three-hole binder with gold lettering on cover. Signed byprevious owner and stamped on the cover and stamped at bottom of Forward page. Institutional… stamp on the last page of the Index. Some paperclip marks and underlining noted. Previous owner was Martin Caidin!!! With the exception of the Title Page and Foreword, this manual is an exact copy of AFTRC Manual 52-355-1. This book was written originally by and for the Air Force, at Headquarters, Technical Division, air Training command, Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, presents in a clear, concise, non-technical and readable manner, the fundamental facts and background information pertaining to Atomic Energy and Radiological Defense. Because of the excellence of the book and its manner of presentation, the Armed Forces Special Weapons Project, with the approval and cooperation of the Air Force, now reissues it for the use of personnel of the Army, the Navy and the Air Force who are or will be concerned with the subjects covered. In the interests of economy and time saving, no changes have been made in the original wording as published (in April 1949) by the Air Force. There are six major sections: Introduction, Discovery, Construction, Destruction, Defense, and The Future. Some chapter titles are: Starting a Chain Reaction, Designing a Bomb, The Explosions Thus Far, Contamination, Detection of Radiation, Personal Defense, Control of the Atom, and Uses of Atomic Energy. Printed by the Murray Printing Company, Wakefield, Mass. Martin Caidin (September 14, 1927 - March 24, 1997) was an American author, screenwriter, and an authority on aeronautics and aviation. Caidin began writing fiction in 1957. In his career he authored more than 50 fiction and nonfiction books as well as more than 1,000 magazine articles. His best-known novel is Cyborg, which was the basis for The Six Million Dollar Man franchise. He also wrote numerous works of military history, especially concerning aviation. Chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense (CBRN defense or CBRNE defense) are protective measures taken in situations in which chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear warfare (including terrorism) hazards may be present. CBRN defense consists of CBRN passive protection, contamination avoidance and CBRN mitigation. A CBRN incident differs from a hazardous material incident in both scope (i.e., CBRN can be a mass casualty situation) and intent. CBRN incidents are responded to under the assumption that they are intentional and malicious; evidence preservation and perpetrator apprehension are of greater concern than with HAZMAT incidents.
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Seller: Gyan Books Pvt. Ltd., Delhi, IndiaGyan Books Pvt. Ltd.
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£ 51.26
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Add to basketLeather Bound. Condition: New. Language: English. Language: English. Presenting an Exquisite Leather-Bound Edition, expertly crafted with Original Natural Leather that gracefully adorns the spine and corners. The allure continues with Golden Leaf Printing that adds a touch of elegance, while Hand Embossing on the rounded spine l…ends an artistic flair. This masterpiece has been meticulously reprinted in 2025, utilizing the invaluable guidance of the original edition published many years ago in 1956. The contents of this book are presented in classic black and white. Its durability is ensured through a meticulous sewing binding technique, enhancing its longevity. Imprinted on top-tier quality paper. A team of professionals has expertly processed each page, delicately preserving its content without alteration. Due to the vintage nature of these books, every page has been manually restored for legibility. However, in certain instances, occasional blurriness, missing segments, or faint black spots might persist. We sincerely hope for your understanding of the challenges we faced with these books. Recognizing their significance for readers seeking insight into our historical treasure, we've diligently restored and reissued them. Our intention is to offer this valuable resource once again. We eagerly await your feedback, hoping that you'll find it appealing and will generously share your thoughts and recommendations. Lang: - English, Pages:- 234, Print on Demand. If it is a multi-volume set, then it is only a single volume. We are specialised in Customisation of books, if you wish to opt different color leather binding, you may contact us. This service is chargeable. Product Disclaimer: Kindly be informed that, owing to the inherent nature of leather as a natural material, minor discolorations or textural variations may be perceptible. Explore the FOLIO EDITION (12x19 Inches): Available Upon Request. 234 234.
