Gathering Rare Ores: The Diplomacy of Uranium Acquisition, 1943-1954

by Jonathan E. Helmreich

Book Overview

This is a comprehensive study of one of the most startling examples of dollar diplomacy--the effort of the United States and the United Kingdom to monopolize the free world's supply of uranium and thorium during and immediately following World War II.

Originally published in 1986.

The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691610398
• ISBN13: 9780691610399
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.99 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"