Ignored Heroes of World War II The Manhattan Project workers of Oak Ridge Tennessee eBook Richard Cook
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It’s one of the great untold epic stories of American history.
The Manhattan Project was the largest industrial project ever undertaken by mankind. Americans have no concept of the speed or the audacious scale of this endeavor to make enriched fuel for a weapon.
Over 75,000 Americans worked 24/7 in Oak Ridge, Tennessee for almost three years, in the largest secret scientific/industrial complex ever built in human history. When finished, the uranium needed was the size of volleyball. Over 75,000 workers work 24//7 for almost three years…for a volleyball.
What drove this massive effort? Two things Adolf Hitler and the slaughter of war. Hitler had an atomic bomb program too. If he got the bomb first, London would be gone. This was a race, with millions of lives hanging in the balance. Every second counted.
The breakneck pace of the project also happened because of American soldiers dying in distant lands. The loss of American life during World War II would equal a 9/11 attack every five days for three and a half years. The slaughter had to stop.
Ignored Heroes of World War II, is an oral history with quotes from these workers who were eye-witnesses to the most important event of the 20th century. Over 100 photographs from Oak Ridge compliment the oral histories. Never before has there been a narrative told from the perspective of the workers who came to this top secret industrial plant to help end the deadliest conflict ever seen by mankind.
Modest by nature, optimistic by the demands of war, these workers, mostly young, mostly women and mostly single, weave their tales of work, love, marriage and the stresses of war and isolation. It is unlike any narrative from our nation’s history.
The story line is a hybrid of science fiction fantasia, patriotic inspired drama and romantic intrigue.
Their determination, their humor and their pluck can inspire and humble us today. When called upon, Americans are capable of great sacrifice, resilience and devotion; which all flows from a love of country and, ultimately, from a love of family.
These ignored heroes did everything asked of them to get their boys back home safely. It is time for these heroes to tell their stories. We can ignore them no longer.
Ignored Heroes of World War II The Manhattan Project workers of Oak Ridge Tennessee eBook Richard Cook
The culture of a town as purpose-driven as Oak Ridge will obviously change as the purposes behind it shift, and Oak Ridge is a remarkable example of such evolution. As a native Oak-Ridger, this collection of histories brought to light many things I never knew, despite growing up there in the 70's, 80's and early 90's. By the time I was old enough to be aware of some of Oak Ridge's unique nature, much of what Cook describes here had faded into history.The collection of photos and personal accounts provides raw, unblemished, human glimpses into a remarkable city and project in a time that can't be imagined by those who grew up after the war. Such drive, dedication, sacrifice, and social ingenuity, is muted in today's world. I feel Oak Ridge also lost a major component of its earlier culture following the end of the Cold War. While I don't get to visit often, I sense this when I return.
I am glad for the histories captured in this book. It takes a truly great book to hold my attention. I couldn't put this one down.
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Ignored Heroes of World War II The Manhattan Project workers of Oak Ridge Tennessee eBook Richard Cook Reviews
I enjoyed the transition between the narrative, the photos and the interviews of the people that actually lived it.The more you read, the more you realize what a huge undertaking this was, carried off, amazingly, in complete secrecy ... After reading these peoples' stories in their own words, I would argue that is the greatest overlooked story of our World War II experience, taking place on our own soil, no less. It's as good a historical document as it is a human interest story, and I'd recommend it to young and old alike.
I started it this afternoon, finished it tonight, non-stop. Having been born in 1948 and brought to Oak Ridge in 1952 by my father who worked there for a year or so before, I caught a glimpse of the lives of people there during the war, many of them were still around. My dad was also a photographer and worked along side Ed Westcott, and I still count Ed among one of the great men who taught me about amateur radio. A wonderful book about a very, very unique place and time in human history.
I have now obtained this book, since my new Fire reads e-books formatted for Android devices. I still strongly urge that a version compatible with e-readers (the Fire is a tablet) be made available.
Nevertheless, this is a terrific read, especially for someone who grew up in Oak Ridge in the post-WW II years, as I did. Mr. Cook has done an excellent job of selecting representative and entertaining material from oral history archives. This may sound to many readers to be an easy sort of history to compile and write, but it is not. It takes enormous focus and dedication to identify and select appropriate material and the author has succeeded admirably at that.
I also enjoyed the selection of pictures from early Oak Ridge. If I wanted to quibble, and it would be a very minor quibble, I wish that the photographs had a little more geographically precise identification. Likely this would be of interest only to residents and former residents of Oak Ridge, but I found myself straining to identify exact locations of some of the pictures.
I purchased this book looking for relative who may have been mentioned. I did not find any relatives but I found an intriguing story about the lives of the people who worked for the Manhattan Project in Oak Ridge. The hiring practices were amazing and I was astonished that no-one leaked information! I was glad to see that our government treated these workers with fairness and grace. I was surprised to see that the Negro population was not treated as well as the white population but it's wonderful to see the changes our society has made. I am grateful to these individual who dedicated a couple years of their life and eventually they are the ones who actually brought victory to the U.S. in WWII. Thank you Richard Cook for your hard work and bringing to life these wonderful American citizens.
This is a great book that I would recommend to anyone. Although I currently live in the Oak Ridge area, I was not raised here and did not know the history of the city. I've read other historical accounts of the Manhattan Project and this book contained more interesting tidbits than I previously knew. Kudos to the author for the tremendous amount of photos relating to the project and interviews unearthing interesting accounts from folks who experienced this unique part of history. The book would make an excellent coffee-table type book. I enjoyed it thoroughly....even if you aren't from Tennessee or the area, you'll enjoy reading this and learn something along the way!
I thoroughly enjoyed this book. My favorite chapter is Chapter Ten, "Ed Westcott A National Treasure." Without Ed's famous black and white photographs, we historians would be unable to convey the history of Oak Ridge during the Manhattan Project. Richard has created an excellent tribute to Ed through the use of many of his excellent photographs.
He has also demonstrated the value of the Center for Oak Ridge Oral History at the Oak Ridge Public Library. Many of the oral histories he included in the book came from that exceptional archive of oral history. The book brings to light in strong fashion the uniqueness that was Oak Ridge during the Manhattan Project. To say the history of Oak Ridge is amazing is to understate the situation that played a huge role in ending World War II, by far the deadliest war in the history of the world.
By letting the people who lived the history carry the message through the extensive use of oral histories, Richard makes this book one that will be sought after for the realism it conveys. I found the book to be an easy and enjoyable read. If you are interested in Oak Ridge history, this book is one you will want to add to your collection.
This is a wonderful look at Oak Ridge during the Manhattan Project. My dad worked at K-25 during the 40s and I was born during that time. We lived in Oak Ridge until I was. 5 and I still remember everything about that time; like the gates in and out of the city we had to stop at going in or out of Oak Ridge. That was a historic time for our country and not everybody knows about it. Thanks for a great glimpse of the unknown heroes in Oak Ridge.
The culture of a town as purpose-driven as Oak Ridge will obviously change as the purposes behind it shift, and Oak Ridge is a remarkable example of such evolution. As a native Oak-Ridger, this collection of histories brought to light many things I never knew, despite growing up there in the 70's, 80's and early 90's. By the time I was old enough to be aware of some of Oak Ridge's unique nature, much of what Cook describes here had faded into history.
The collection of photos and personal accounts provides raw, unblemished, human glimpses into a remarkable city and project in a time that can't be imagined by those who grew up after the war. Such drive, dedication, sacrifice, and social ingenuity, is muted in today's world. I feel Oak Ridge also lost a major component of its earlier culture following the end of the Cold War. While I don't get to visit often, I sense this when I return.
I am glad for the histories captured in this book. It takes a truly great book to hold my attention. I couldn't put this one down.
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