Very interesting to see the reading interests of Columbo fans, and how they are similar! Yes, I started "The Making
of the Atomic Bomb". It is pretty heavy going, but I got bogged down part way in.
Thanks for reminding me about it, I will have to get back to it.
You are definitely right about Rhodes, he is no light-hearted fellow. His last book was about the Nazis and the Holocaust and he said researching it made him sick.
I also found it a little tough to get through the middle third of the book. Once it got to the mid 1930's I found it easier to read. Probably because I was more familar with the people and events of that era than with those in the early part of the book. Some very interesting information.