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No High Ground

by Fletcher Knebel & Charles W. Bailey II

Catalogued August 31, 2026

The Work

First published
1960
Original publisher
Harper & Row

Drew's Copy

Edition
Bantam Pathfinder edition
Printing
Bantam Pathfinder edition, February 1968
Publisher
Bantam Books
Published in
New York
Copy published
1968
Binding
Mass-market paperback
Collection status
On the shelves
Reading status
Owned
Condition
Inherited family copy with heavy cover rubbing, creasing, edge wear, small tears, and age-toned pages
HiroshimaAtomic BombNuclear WeaponsWorld War IIMilitary HistoryUnited States HistoryJapanese HistoryHistory

Acquisition & Provenance

Acquisition type
Inherited family book
Context
From Drew's grandad's library
Previous owner
Drew's grandad
Provenance
This copy previously belonged to Drew’s grandad and retains an earlier address label for L. Orlan Eck of Bloomington, Indiana.

How This Copy Came to the Library

Another book from Grandads library.

About This Copy

This is the Bantam Pathfinder edition published in February 1968 by arrangement with Harper & Row. The work was first published by Harper in June 1960. The cover bears publisher number HP4060 and a price of 60¢. An address label for L. Orlan Eck of Bloomington, Indiana remains on the opening promotional page.

Memories & Connections

Another book from Grandads library.

Fletcher Knebel and Charles W. Bailey II recount the development and use of the first atomic bomb, following the scientists, spies, military officers, and political leaders whose decisions led to Hiroshima and the beginning of the nuclear age.

Drew's Copy
Front cover of Drew's copy of No High Ground
The front cover of Drew's inherited Bantam Pathfinder copy of No High Ground.
Back cover of Drew's copy of No High Ground
The back cover describes the book as the story of the atomic bomb, its makers, spies, and the leaders who decided to use it.
Title page of Drew's copy of No High Ground
The Bantam Pathfinder title page for No High Ground by Fletcher Knebel and Charles W. Bailey II.
Copyright page of Drew's copy of No High Ground
The copyright page records the book's 1960 publication history and this Bantam Pathfinder edition from February 1968.
Provenance document of Drew's copy of No High Ground
The opening promotional page retains an address label for former owner L. Orlan Eck of Bloomington, Indiana.