{"product_id":"heisenbergs-war-paperback","title":"Heisenberg's War - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eThomas Powers\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Full of fascinating characters, deeds of heroic daring . . . [a] powerful book.\" -- \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e One of the last secrets of World War II is why the Germans failed to build an atomic bomb. Germany was the birthplace of modern physics; it possessed the raw materials and the industrial base; and it commanded key intellectual resources. What happened? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eHeisenberg's War\u003c\/i\u003e, Thomas Powers tells of the interplay between science and espionage, morality and military necessity, and paranoia and cool logic that marked the German bomb program and the Allied response to it. On the basis of dozens of interviews and years of intensive research, Powers concludes that Werner Heisenberg, who was the leading figure in the German atomic effort, consciously obstructed the development of the bomb and in a famous 1941 meeting in Copenhagen with his former mentor Neils Bohr in effect sought to dissuade the Allies from \u003ci\u003etheir\u003c\/i\u003e pursuit of the bomb. \u003ci\u003eHeisenberg's War\u003c\/i\u003e is a \"superbly researched and well-written book\" (\u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e) whose extraordinary story engrosses-and haunts.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThomas Powers\u003c\/b\u003e received the Pulitzer Prize in national reporting in 1971. He is the author of several books, including \u003ci\u003eThe Man Who Kept the Secrets: Richard Helms and the CIA\u003c\/i\u003e, and most recently the novel \u003ci\u003eThe Confirmation\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives with his family in Vermont.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 640\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.66 x 8.94 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 17, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51762663686432,"sku":"9780306810114","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d857a5817f4b2e308de4608c70e740d1.webp?v=1780223192","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/heisenbergs-war-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}