Reviews

The Bastard Brigade: The True Story of the Renegade Scientists and Spies Who Sabotaged the Nazi Atomic Bomb by Sam Kean

sabryesse's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative

5.0

anniecal's review

5.0

The perfect book for anyone interested in WW2, the creation of the atomic bomb, or the founding era of the CIA. This book encapsulates the messiness of men. It has it all, folks: Nazis, petty scientists, Moe Berg, the OSS, Norwegian ski soldiers, and Joe Kennedy Jr.

rhysc123's review against another edition

adventurous informative tense fast-paced

4.5

mrodgerson's review

adventurous dark emotional funny informative lighthearted tense fast-paced

3.5

saholmquist's review

informative medium-paced

5.0

book_hound_ross's review

adventurous dark emotional inspiring sad tense medium-paced

4.0

kratliff89's review

adventurous informative tense medium-paced

4.0

sushirito89's review

informative slow-paced

4.0

Enjoyable narration, like most Sam Keane books. A lot of the stories sound like straight up movie plots.

nellodee's review against another edition

5.0

This was an incredible read.
I thought it would be an interesting if somewhat detached analysis of science progression and espionage during WWII, but this book conveyed perfectly both the nuances of the morality of war and the complexities of the scientific world of the period.
It left me awed, dismayed and moved at the same time.

resimon's review

adventurous informative lighthearted medium-paced

4.5