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The bastard brigade the true story of the renegade scientists and spies who sabotaged the Nazi atomic bomb

Traces the story of a renegade group of soldiers, scientists, and spies who were sent into Axis territory to spy on and sabotage Germany's nuclear weapons research and prevent Hitler from obtaining a nuclear bomb.

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Main Author:	Kean, Sam (Author)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2019.
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	World War, 1939-1945 > Science. Atomic bomb > Germany > History > 20th century. Nuclear physics > Research > Germany. Science > Germany > History > 20th century.
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Summary:	Traces the story of a renegade group of soldiers, scientists, and spies who were sent into Axis territory to spy on and sabotage Germany's nuclear weapons research and prevent Hitler from obtaining a nuclear bomb.
Physical Description:	xii, 447 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 429-433) and index.
ISBN:	9780316381680 0316381683
Author Notes:	Sam Kean is the author of The Disappearing Spoon, The Violinist's Thumb, and The Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons: The History of the Human Brain as Revealed by True Stories of Trauma, Madness, and Recovery all of which were national bestsellers. The Disappearing Spoon was nominated by the Royal Society for one of the top science books of 2010, while The Violinist's Thumb was a finalist for PEN's literary science writing award. Kean's stories have appeared in The New York Times Magazine, Slate, Psychology Today, and The New Scientist, among other places, and his work has been featured on "Radiolab" and NPR's "All Things Considered," among other shows. (Bowker Author Biography)