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The Girls of Atomic City

the Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Win World War II
Apr 18, 2015ferritalelibrarian rated this title 3.5 out of 5 stars
Though The Girls of Atomic City does some work to situate this history, mostly Denise Kiernen focuses tightly on Oak Ridge and the women working there. It uses a story telling format relying on extensive interviews with women who worked there, with a few brief interludes for more straightforward factual history. I found the writing a bit overly clever at times, often using cryptic phrases, acronyms, and styles that mimicked the secrecy of the situation but also made me a bit confused and lost.