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Countdown 1945 the extraordinary story of the atomic bomb and the 116 days that changed the world

Countdown 1945 the extraordinary story of the atomic bomb and the 116 days that changed the world

Wallace, Chris.
Large Print 2020

April 12, 1945: America is stunned by the death of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Vice President Harry Truman, who has been kept out of war planning, must assume command of a nation at war on multiple continents. Wallace tells the gripping true story of the turbulent days, weeks, and months leading up to August 6, 1945, when Truman gives the order to drop the bomb on Hiroshima. He takes readers inside the minds of the iconic and elusive figures...

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Explore Topics & Themes:
Atomic bomb United States History
Hiroshima-shi (Japan) History Bombardment, 1945
United States Foreign relations Japan
World War, 1939-1945
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ISBN:
9781432880385
Edition:
Large print edition
Description:
497 pages (large print) : illustrations ; 23 cm
large print
Other Title:
Countdown nineteen forty-five : the extraordinary story of the atomic bomb and the 116 days that changed the world
1945 : the extraordinary story of the atomic bomb and the 116 days that changed the world
Notes:
Illustrations on endpapers
Includes bibliographical references and index
Control Number:
2918168
Other Authors:
Weiss, Mitch
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