Isbn: 9798193436638 - the couple who gave stalin the bomb: the secret they would not confess: the rosenbergs, atomic espionage, and the cold war that changed the world (1 Ergebnisse)

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Two names became symbols of Cold War espionage. One secret helped reshape the balance of power. And one case ended with an execution that still divides historians and the public.In the tense years after World War II, the United States possessed a terrifying new weapon-and the Soviet Union was racing to develop its own atomic bomb.At the center of the resulting espionage scandal were Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, a married couple whose trial became one of the most controversial episodes of the early Cold War.THE COUPLE WHO GAVE STALIN THE BOMB: THE SECRET THEY WOULD NOT CONFESS explores the people, intelligence networks, political fears, and competing loyalties surrounding the Rosenberg case.The story reaches beyond the courtroom. It follows the rise of atomic espionage, the race between the United States and Soviet Union, the flow of nuclear information, the investigation that exposed a wider network, and the extraordinary trial that transformed the Rosenbergs into international symbols.The book also examines the questions that have kept the case alive for decades: What information actually reached Soviet intelligence What role did Julius Rosenberg play What did Ethel Rosenberg know Why did the government pursue the case so aggressively And why did the controversy survive long after the verdict Inside, readers will explore: The origins of Soviet atomic espionageThe American nuclear program and the race for the bombJulius Rosenberg's involvement in an espionage networkEthel Rosenberg and the evidence presented against herDavid Greenglass and the flow of atomic informationThe FBI investigation and the arrestsThe sensational Rosenberg trialThe evidence, testimony, and disputed claims surrounding the caseThe Cold War atmosphere that shaped public opinionThe Rosenbergs' final years and executionThe international reaction to the caseWhy the Rosenberg story remains controversial todayMore than a spy story, this is a story about secrecy, ideology, loyalty, fear, justice, and the dangerous intersection of espionage and nuclear weapons.…