Journal of an American Away From Home

May 12 1944 - 25 days before D-Day - President Franklin Roosevelt orders a special team to undertake a mission to Moscow to tell Joseph Stalin about Americas capability to complete the development of the atom bomb. Based upon the personal journal of Beatrice Rapoport one of the teams leaders.Excerpts: Sunday in Moscow July 9th 1944 - 11:15PM My Room - Spazzo House We know that now the going will get rough. Every effort will be made to get our documents -- if they dont succeed theyll try to destroy us papers plane & all. Wish us luck my friends. Well need it. (Even here the walls have eyes & ears & glib fingers!) Page 86Tuesday - July 11th 1944. Its 2:18 A.M. Its hell in the air. Weve been attacked and are waiting to find out when we bail-out. What next? Im not afraid for myself -- but you at home . . . . remember it was worth the try. Love B