The Virus House: Nazi Germany's Atomic Research and the Allied Counter-measures - David Irving

Publication Year: 1967

Language: English

e Virus House: Nazi Germany's Atomic Research and the Allied Counter-measures - David Irving

Publication Year: 1967

Language: English



This book tells the Real History of the attempt by Adolf Hitler s nuclear scientists to build the atomic bomb. They were closer to success than people now like to believe... Until 1942 they were ahead of the Allies. Then a German mathematician made a crucial mistake, which forced the team of atomic physicists to believe they could only build a nuclear reactor with Heavy Water. The one factory which distilled that costly liquid, drop by precious drop, was in the mountains of southern Norway, vulnerable to bombing attack - and to sabotage by daring British Special Operations teams. David Irving is the only historian to have spoken with Hitler s atomic scientists on this theme and gain access to their private diaries and papers; and he has used the Nazis secret atomic research files, locked away at Oak Ridge, Tennessee, as well. The resulting book has been highly praised by both Nobel prizewinner Werner Heisenberg, who headed the Nazi effort, and his rival, Lieut.-General Leslie Groves, chief of the US Manhattan Project.

The author



A professional historian of noted distinction, David Irving has researched and written about the Third Reich with passionate insight for many years. His first book, 'The Destruction of Dresden', was just one of several startling international bestsellers, which include 'Churchill's War' and 'Hitler's War'. The son of a Royal Navy commander, he was Educated at Imperial College of Science & Technology and at University College London. He spent a year in Germany working in a steel mill, perfecting his fluency in the language. Among his thirty books, the best known include 'Hitler's War'; 'The Trail of the Fox: The Life of Field-Marshal Rommel'; 'Accident, the Death of General Sikorski'; 'The Rise and Fall of the Luftwaffe', Goebbels: Mastermind of the Third Reich'; 'Nuremberg: The Last Battle'; and 'Goering: a Biography'. He has also translated several works by other authors. He lives in London and is the father of five daughters. He maintains an extensive website, updated daily, dealing with both historical and current events, commenting in his uniquely British way on all matters of import.