Perhaps no scientific development has shaped the course of modern history as much as the harnessing of nuclear energy. Yet the twentieth century might have turn

Covering the development of the atomic bomb during the Second World War, the origins and early course of the Cold War, and the advent of the hydrogen bomb in th

An analytical investigation into Prime Minister Winston Churchill’s decision-making process during every stage of World War II. When Winston Churchill accepte

The reader does not need a scientific background to follow the gist of the story. The book describes how Winston Churchill was able to gain access to enough fis

This original and controversial book from the Costa Award-winning author of The Strangest Man offers a brilliant insight into Britain's atomic scientists during