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From New York Times 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.
 
Scientists have always kept secrets. But rarely have the secrets been as vital as they were…

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1 author picked The Bastard Brigade as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Very detailed with lots of technology explained, but still a good read and thrilling.

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This is not an insect book--it is a history book, but one that tells the history you didn't learn in school, or it tells the history in a way you never imagined. Five insects had a significant impact on human history. Silkworm moth, Oriental rat flea, human body louse, yellow…

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