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Old 04-30-2013, 08:05 AM
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I wanted to post this way earlier, but forgot about it. I was reading the Mopar Collectors Guide issue June 2013 (Mopar Collector's Guide Magazine) and found an pretty interesting article. I had no idea that Chrysler was involved in building the atom bomb. Apparently there's a book written about it, called SECRET and has a foreword from K.T. Keller (President). Copyright, Chrysler Corporation, 1947.

Couldn't find this article online, so I took a picture. If you have a hard time reading it b/c of the size send me an email (or PM me your email) and I will send you a humongous file

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I own that book, along with another Chrysler "Wartime" Publication
"Tanks are Mighty Fine Things"

I have a small collection of books that were published during
& soon before/after World War II
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That's just cool. I tried to locate a book today but no sucess so far...
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One of my Hobbies in my Younger days
was searching Used Book stores
for WWII Era Books

I think I have had it for 25 years

The most interesting part of the book (of many)
is pictures of the Warships after the Able & Baker Tests
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Yeah, keep making me even more interested...

Wonder how many copies they printed of these books back then.
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I found some information which i PM'd you

Seems there was a series by the same Author detailing Chryslers "War Work"
the book "SECRET" is available on Amazon
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Thanks for the links, I just ordered a copy of that book
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