La brigada de los bastardos

Rarely have scientific secrets been as vital as they became during World War II. In the midst of planning the Manhattan Project, the United States Office of Strategic Services devised a secret plan: Operation Alsos, aimed at tracking down and hampering nuclear energy investigations carried out by the Axis Powers. The result was a plot worthy of the best thriller, based on sabotage, espionage and murder. At the heart of this mission was the so-called "brigade of the bastards", a group of soldiers, scientists and spies who infiltrated the German physicists, chemists and military to stop the most terrifying threat of war: the devised nuclear bomb. by Hitler. This fascinating story of the battle for atomic supremacy highlights not only the incredible cast of characters, but also Sam Kean's ability to show us the minds of those men and women who carried out one of the most important intelligence tasks of all time.