Bibliograph

12 seconds of silence, how a team of inventors, tinkerers, and spies took down a Nazi superweapon, Jamie Holmes

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12 seconds of silence, how a team of inventors, tinkerers, and spies took down a Nazi superweapon, Jamie Holmes

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

contains biographical information

Illustrations

platesillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

12 seconds of silence

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1105148055

Responsibility statement

Jamie Holmes

Sub title

how a team of inventors, tinkerers, and spies took down a Nazi superweapon

Summary

"The riveting story of the American scientists, tinkerers, and nerds who solved one of the biggest puzzles of World War II-and developed one of the most powerful weapons of the war."--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Part I: Peace -- Zing-a-Zing! -- Emergency Mode -- Scientific Spies -- The Wizard -- Section Tuve -- Choice Overload -- Uncanny Days -- Peenemünde -- Don't Slow Down -- Prying Eyes -- Escalation -- Part II: War -- Ready or Not -- No Alibis -- Dr. Jones's Raid -- The Garage -- Three Runs, Three Hits -- Into the Fleet -- New Tricks -- Cherry Stone -- A London Fuse -- AMNIARIX -- Part III: Victory -- Ski Shapes -- Ranch Country -- Chemical Boys -- Things Carried -- Wachtel is Hiding -- A Comet Gone Wrong -- "Turkey Shoot" -- Ack Ack Girls -- A Cold Winter -- Tug of War -- Downtime

Target audience

adult

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Twelve seconds of silenceHow a team of inventors, tinkerers, and spies took down a Nazi superweapon

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