{"product_id":"the-bastard-brigade-the-true-story-of-the-renegade-scientists-and-spies-who-sabotaged-the-nazi-atomic-bomb-paperback","title":"The Bastard Brigade: The True Story of the Renegade Scientists and Spies Who Sabotaged the Nazi Atomic Bomb - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSam Kean\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author Sam Kean comes the gripping, untold story of a renegade group of scientists and spies determined to keep Adolf Hitler from obtaining the ultimate prize: a nuclear bomb.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eScientists have always kept secrets. But rarely have the secrets been as vital as they were during World War II. In the middle of building an atomic bomb, the leaders of the Manhattan Project were alarmed to learn that Nazi Germany was far outpacing the Allies in nuclear weapons research. Hitler, with just a few pounds of uranium, would have the capability to reverse the entire D-Day operation and conquer Europe. So they assembled a rough and motley crew of geniuses -- dubbed the Alsos Mission -- and sent them careening into Axis territory to spy on, sabotage, and even assassinate members of Nazi Germany's feared Uranium Club.\u003cbr\u003e The details of the mission rival the finest spy thriller, but what makes this story sing is the incredible cast of characters -- both heroes and rogues alike -- including: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMoe Bergm\u003c\/strong\u003e, the major league catcher who abandoned the game for a career as a multilingual international spy; the strangest fellow to ever play professional baseball.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWerner Heisenberg\u003c\/strong\u003e, the Nobel Prize-winning physicist credited as the discoverer of quantum mechanics; a key contributor to the Nazi's atomic bomb project and the primary target of the Alsos mission.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColonel Boris Pash\u003c\/strong\u003e, a high school science teacher and veteran of the Russian Revolution who fled the Soviet Union with a deep disdain for Communists and who later led the Alsos mission.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eJoe Kennedy Jr.\u003c\/strong\u003e, the charismatic, thrill-seeking older brother of JFK whose need for adventure led him to volunteer for the most dangerous missions the Navy had to offer.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSamuel Goudsmit, \u003c\/strong\u003e a washed-up physics prodigy who spent his life hunting Nazi scientists -- and his parents, who had been swept into a concentration camp -- across the globe.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIrène\u003c\/strong\u003e and \u003cstrong\u003eFrederic Joliot-Curie\u003c\/strong\u003e, a physics Nobel-Prize winning power couple who used their unassuming status as scientists to become active members of the resistance.\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Thrust into the dark world of international espionage, these scientists and soldiers played a vital and largely untold role in turning back one of the darkest tides in human history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSam Kean \u003c\/b\u003eis the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eCaesar's Last Breath, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Disappearing Spoon, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Violinist's Thumb, \u003c\/i\u003e all of which were also named Amazon top science books of the year. \u003ci\u003eThe Disappearing Spoon\u003c\/i\u003e was a runner-up for the Royal Society of London's book of the year for 2010, and \u003ci\u003eThe Violinist's Thumb\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons\u003c\/i\u003e were nominated for the PEN\/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award in 2013 and 2015, as well as the AAAS\/Subaru SB\u0026amp;F prize.\u003cbr\u003eHis work has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe Best American Nature and Science Writing, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker, The \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eAtlantic, \u003c\/i\u003e the\u003ci\u003e New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eMagazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePsychology Today, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eSlate, \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eMental Floss, \u003c\/i\u003e and other publications, and he has been featured on NPR's \u003ci\u003eRadiolab\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eAll Things Considered\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eFresh Air\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 464\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.4 x 8.2 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 21, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978462331181,"sku":"9780316381673","price":23.38,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/ZjcyalhybWcxVlhIV2pmR213TXY5QT09.webp?v=1775805301","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-bastard-brigade-the-true-story-of-the-renegade-scientists-and-spies-who-sabotaged-the-nazi-atomic-bomb-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}