Nuclear Dawn; The Atomic Bomb from the Manhattan Project to the Cold War
New York: Osprey Publishing, 2009. First Printing [Stated]. Hardcover. Format is approximately 7.75 inches by 9.75 inches. 216 pages. Illustrated endpapers. Illustrations (some in color). Includes Preface and Acknowledgments, Chronology, Notes and Sources, Bibliography, and Index. Chapters include The Pre-Atomic Age; Developing the Bomb, 1939-1945; Little Boy and Fat Man; Delivering the Bomb; Hiroshima; Nagasaki; Reaction and Response; Operation Crossroads: The Bikini Tests; Nuclear Proliferation and Deterrence; and Legacies of the Bomb. James Preston Delgado, Ph.D. (born January 11, 1958) is a maritime archaeologist, historian, maritime preservation expert, author, television host, and explorer. Delgado is a maritime archaeologist who has spent over four decades in underwater exploration. A veteran of over 100 shipwreck investigations around the world, his work has included the wrecks of RMS Titanic, USS Independence (CVL-22), USS Conestoga (AT-54),, USS Monitor, USS Arizona (BB-39), USS Nevada (BB-36), Sub Marine Explorer, the buried Gold Rush ships of San Francisco, the atomic bomb test fleet at Bikini Atoll, the slave ship Clotilda, and Khubilai Khan's lost fleet. Dr. Delgado's long career has included heading a major maritime museum, leading both the National Park Service and National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)’s maritime heritage programs. He is the author of over 200 academic articles, and more than 33 books. Named a Fellow of the Explorers Club in 1997, Delgado is also a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, the Royal Canadian Geographical Society, and an Officer in Spain's Order of Civil Merit. More