Sabotage: The Mission to Destroy Hitler's Atomic Bomb

Reviewed by: Cidney Mayes - Memorial Middle School, South Portland, Southern Maine Library District

Review Date: January 11, 2017

Review

A well-researched and thrilling account of the Norwegian effort to stop Nazi Germany's development of an atomic bomb. Bascomb describes the technical process of using heavy water to create an atomic bomb, the strategies used to disrupt its creation, and the geographic factors that played such an important role in the saboteur's efforts with compelling intensity. The failures, struggles, and eventual success of the saboteurs is at the center of the plot and will keep reader's engaged until the end. Bibliography, photo credits, and an index are provided at the end of the book. An excellent nonfiction read that can supplement WWII teaching for ages 12 and up.

Overall Book Score: excellent