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The Devil Reached Toward the Sky: An Oral History of the Making and Unleashing of the Atomic Bomb
Garrett M. Graff2025 selection · Nonfiction
The Devil Reached Toward the Sky: An Oral History of the Making and Unleashing of the Atomic Bomb
The Devil Reached Toward the Sky: An Oral History of the Making and Unleashing of the Atomic Bomb by Garrett M. Graff appears in NPR’s 2025 Books We Love guide. NPR’s editors categorized the recommendation around nonfiction, staff picks, eye-opening reads, placing it within the year’s broader reading conversation.
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