Operation Big: The Race to Stop Hitler's A-Bomb by Colin Brown (English) Paperba

Description: Operation Big by Colin Brown Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Paperback Condition Brand New Description The Cambridgeshire country house at the centre of a secret mission to stop Hitlers A-Bomb Publisher Description We ourselves were almost awestruck, not so much at the power of the Bomb, for this we had expected, but because the Americans had used it with so little notice. R. V. Jones, head of wartime British Scientific Intelligence Marcial Echenique, a Cambridge professor, recently became curious when he found wiring concealed under the floorboards of his country mansion, Farm Hall. The manor had an astonishing past as an MI6 staging post for some of the most secret operations of the Second World War. But in April 1945, Farm Hall was to play an even more astounding role, housing ten of Germanys top nuclear physicists captured in daring raids. Amid the chaos of the disintegrating Third Reich they were flown to England covertly in a mission code-named Operation Big. Every word they uttered was bugged by MI6 eavesdroppers using the wires found by the professor. After the dropping of the atom bombs on Japan, these men would claim they could have developed A-bombs for the Third Reich, but did not for the greater good of mankind. Most believe this to have been a lie. But was there an even greater deception? Were they captured not to stop Hitler, but to stop Stalin? Did the US drop the Bomb as a show of power not to the Japanese, but to the Soviets? Colin Brown guides us through a world of espionage, scientific discovery and questions of morality as he reveals the extraordinary truth surrounding Hitlers atomic bomb. Author Biography Colin Brown is the former Deputy Political Editor of the Independent and Political Editor of the Sunday Telegraph and the Independent on Sunday. He worked for thirty years as a lobby journalist at Westminster and is the author of seven books, including Whitehall: The Street That Shaped a Nation (Simon and Schuster) and for Amberley, Operation Big and Lady M. Details ISBN 1445664674 ISBN-13 9781445664675 Title Operation Big Author Colin Brown Format Paperback Year 2016 Pages 288 Publisher Amberley Publishing GE_Item_ID:136538847; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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Book Title: Operation Big : the Race to Stop Hitler's A-Bomb

Number of Pages: 288 Pages

Language: English

Publisher: Amberley Publishing

Item Height: 0.9 in

Topic: Military / Nuclear Warfare, Military / World War II, Europe / Germany, Military / Weapons, Intelligence & Espionage, Europe / Great Britain / General

Publication Year: 2016

Illustrator: Yes

Genre: Political Science, History

Item Weight: 15.5 Oz

Author: Colin Brown

Item Length: 9.2 in

Item Width: 6.1 in

Format: Uk-Trade Paper