<p>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 America&#39;s capability to complete the development of the atom bomb. Based upon the personal journal of Beatrice Rapoport, one of the team&#39;s leaders.</p><p>Excerpts:</p><p>Sunday in Moscow<br />
July 9th 1944 - 11:15PM My Room - Spazzo House<br />
We know that now the going will get rough. Every effort will be made to get our documents &mdash; if they don&#39;t succeed they&#39;ll try to destroy us, papers, plane ' all. Wish us luck, my friends. We&#39;ll need it. (Even here, the walls have eyes ' ears ' glib fingers!) Page 86</p><p>Tuesday - July 11th 1944. It&#39;s 2:18 A.M.<br />
It&#39;s hell in the air. We&#39;ve been attacked and are waiting to find out when we bail-out. What next? I&#39;m not afraid for myself &mdash; but you at home . . . . remember, it was worth the try.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Love B</p>