**Now a New York Times Bestseller!** * * * **THE GIRLS OF ATOMIC CITY** **AT THE HEIGHT OF WORLD WAR II,** Oak Ridge, Tennessee, was home to 75,000 residents, consuming more electricity than New York City. But to most of the world, the town did not exist. Thousands of civilians--many of them y
The Girls of Atomic City: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II
- Book ID
- 126204650
- Publisher
- Touchstone
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 304 KB
- Category
- Standards
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✦ Subjects
Биографии и Мемуары
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