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

The bastard brigade : the true story of the renegade scientists and spies who sabotaged the Nazi atomic bomb / Sam Kean.

Kean, Sam, (author.).

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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780316381680
  • ISBN: 0316381683
  • Physical Description: xii, 447 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Little, Brown and Company, 2019.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 429-433) and index.
Subject: World War, 1939-1945 > Science.
United States. War Department. Alsos Mission.
Atomic bomb > Germany > History > 20th century.
Nuclear physics > Research > Germany.
Science > Germany > History > 20th century.

Available copies

  • 3 of 3 copies available at Lehigh Valley Library System.

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 3 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Allentown Public Library 355.8 KEAN (Text) 34455006590265 Adult Nonfiction 2nd FL Available -
Bethlehem Main Library 355.825 (Text) 33062009172850 Adult Nonfiction Available -
Easton Main Library 355.8 K24b (Text) 31901004371821 Adult Nonfiction Available -

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