Devil Reached Toward the Sky

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - A PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST - THE ''MASTERPIECE'' DEFINITIVE HISTORY OF THE ATOMIC BOMB ''A comprehensive account... focuses not just on the voices of scientists [but] explores overlooked pieces of the Manhattan Project''s history.'' -Daily Mail ''This period in history has never been more relevant and frightening than it is today... A masterpiece.''-James Patterson "Comprehensive and engrossing...Excellent oral history."-Kirkus Reviews *** From the international bestselling author of The Only Plane in the Sky, a sweeping oral history of the atomic bomb''s creation and deployment April 12, 1945. Less than three months into his vice presidency, Harry Truman is catapulted into the Oval Office following the sudden death of Franklin D. Roosevelt. As he recites the oath, he learns a chilling secret known only to a select few: the United States is on the verge of deploying