The Bastard Brigade

The Bastard Brigade
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Publisher : Hachette UK
Total Pages : 496
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ISBN-10 : 9781529374896
ISBN-13 : 1529374898
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Book Synopsis The Bastard Brigade by : Sam Kean

Download or read book The Bastard Brigade written by Sam Kean and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2019-07-18 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scientists have always kept secrets. But rarely in history have scientific secrets been as vital as they were during World War II. In the midst of planning the Manhattan Project, the U.S. Office of Strategic Services created a secret offshoot - the Alsos Mission - meant to gather intelligence on and sabotage if necessary, scientific research by the Axis powers. What resulted was a plot worthy of the finest thriller, full of spies, sabotage, and murder. At its heart was the 'Lightning A' team, a group of intrepid soldiers, scientists, and spies - and even a famed baseball player - who were given almost free rein to get themselves embedded within the German scientific community to stop the most terrifying threat of the war: Hitler acquiring an atomic bomb of his very own. While the Manhattan Project and other feats of scientific genius continue to inspire us today, few people know about the international intrigue and double-dealing that accompanied those breakthroughs. Bastard Brigade recounts this forgotten history, fusing a non-fiction spy thriller with some of the most incredible scientific ventures of all time.


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