| Description |
1 online resource |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Lord Beaverbrook, RDX, and the Ministry of Supply -- The vexed question of RDX supply -- Torpex and the air war -- RDX and the Army Ordnance Department -- RDX and the Army air forces -- The battle for RDX production -- Canada and RDX -- The Wexler Bend Pilot Plant -- The great Holston Ordnance Works -- Torpex and the Battle of the Atlantic -- 1945 and the atomic bomb -- The aftermath. |
| Summary |
During the 1930s, British scientists perfected a sugar-white explosive called RDX. Twice as deadly as TNT, RDX was also ten times more expensive. In 'The Secret History of RDX', historian Colin F. Baxter tells the story of the people who developed, produced, and used RDX in the top-secret, $100 million factory near Kingsport, Tennessee, called the Holston Ordinance Works. Drawing from archival records and numerous interviews with individuals who worked at the 'powder plant' from 1942 to 1945, he explores not only the explosive's military significance but also its impact on the lives of ordinary Americans involved in the war industry. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
World War (1939-1945) |
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RDX (Cyclonite)
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RDX (Cyclonite) |
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Explosives, Military -- History -- 20th century.
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Explosives, Military. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Subject |
United States -- Armed Forces -- Weapons systems -- History -- 20th century.
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United States. |
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Armed Forces. |
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Weapons systems. |
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Equipment and supplies.
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Equipment and supplies. |
| Chronological Term |
1900-1999 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Baxter, Colin F., 1942- Secret history of RDX. Lexington, Kentucky : University Press of Kentucky, [2018] 9780813175287 (DLC) 2017045447 (OCoLC)1001457105 |
| ISBN |
9780813175300 (electronic book) |
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0813175305 (electronic book) |
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9780813175287 |
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0813175283 |
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9780813175317 (ePub) |
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