David Irving examines Germany’s nuclear research during the Second World War, drawing on interviews with scientists and wartime documentation. This paperback edition presents his account of the German atomic programme.
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The Virus House: Hitler's Race for the Atomic Bomb exposes the shocking truth about Nazi Germany's secret nuclear weapons program - a story buried in classified files for decades.
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Based on firsthand accounts from Hitler’s own scientists and archival records, this 325-page investigation uncovers how a pivotal mistake in 1942 stopped Germany’s race to the atomic bomb.
Until 1942, German nuclear scientists were actually ahead of the Allied atomic bomb program. This meticulously researched investigation reveals just how close Hitler came to possessing the ultimate weapon - and the critical factors that prevented catastrophe.
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David Irving is a renowned British historian and author of over 30 books. Known for his meticulous primary source research, he has spent decades in archives across the globe, unearthing diaries, documents, and first-hand accounts that have reshaped our understanding of the Second World War and its key figures.
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