Thanks to Net Galley and to Scribner for offering me a free ARC copy of this book in exchange for an unbiased review. I am not a historian but like most people I’ve read novels and watched films about the events and was intrigued by the possibility of learning more about Pearl Harbor. This book defi...
I've been reading a lot of atomic-age history books lately. A LOT. So I was prepared to go over material I'd seen before. And the 'rise and fall' narrative of radiation's discovery and military application is not uncommon, either. But the voice of this book! The moments the author lets himself syn...
[Currently there's a really horrible quality jpg used for this book cover but I've been too busy to get around to taking a photo of my copy. Which is silly because it's bad quality is continuing to bother me every time I see it.] Once upon a time when you wanted to remember a really weird and/or t...