Sheinkin, Steve.

Bomb : the race to build--and steal--the world's most dangerous weapon / Race to build--and steal--the world's most dangerous weapon. Steve Sheinkin. - 1st ed. - New York : Scholastic Inc., 2013, c2012. - 266 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [243]-259) and index.

Recounts the scientific discoveries that enabled atom splitting, the military intelligence operations that occurred in rival countries, and the work of brilliant scientists hidden at Los Alamos.

ISBN: 9780545617499 (pbk.)

LCCN: 2011044096

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Atomic bomb--History.
World War, 1939-1945--Secret service--Soviet Union.
World War, 1939-1945--Secret service--Great Britain.
World War, 1939-1945--Commando operations--Norway--Vemork.
Operation Freshman, 1942.
Atomic bomb--History.--Germany

Dewey Class. No.: 623.4/5119