{"product_id":"9780544947290","title":"The Winter Fortress: The Epic Mission to Sabotage Hitler's Atomic Bomb","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eBascomb, Neal\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMariner Books\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e5\/16\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFrom the internationally acclaimed, best-selling author of \u003cem\u003eHunting Eichmann\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Perfect Mile\u003c\/em\u003e, a World War II spy adventure set in Norway that draws on top-secret documents and memoirs of the saboteurs.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 1942, the Nazis were racing to complete the first atomic bomb. All they needed was a single, incredibly rare ingredient: heavy water, which was produced solely at Norway’s Vemork plant. Under threat of death, Vemork’s engineers pushed production into overdrive. If the Allies could not destroy the plant, they feared the Nazis would soon be in possession of the most dangerous weapon the world had ever seen. But how would the Allied forces reach the castle fortress, set on a precipitous gorge in one of the coldest, most inhospitable places on earth? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBased on a trove of top-secret documents and never-before-seen diaries and letters of the saboteurs, \u003cem\u003eThe Winter Fortress\u003c\/em\u003e is an arresting chronicle of a brilliant scientist, a band of spies on skis, perilous survival in the wild, Gestapo manhunts, and a last-minute operation that would alter the course of the war. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Riveting and poignant . . . \u003cem\u003eThe Winter Fortress\u003c\/em\u003e metamorphoses from engrossing history into a smashing thriller . . . Mr. Bascomb’s research and, especially, his storytelling skills are first-rate.”—\u003cem\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/em\u003e","brand":"Mariner Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43374025343231,"sku":"9780544947290","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780544947290_s600x595.jpg?v=1780333726","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/de\/products\/9780544947290","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}