The Hiroshima men : the quest to build the atomic bomb, and the fateful decision to use it

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"At 8:15 a.m. on August 6th, 1945, the Japanese port city of Hiroshima was struck by the world's first atomic bomb. Built in the US by the top-secret Manhattan Project and delivered by a B-29 Superfortress, a revolutionary long-range bomber, the weapon destroyed large swaths of the city, instantly killing tens of thousands. The world would never be the same again. The Hiroshima Men's unique narrative recounts the decade-long journey towards this...

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ISBN:

9781668038048

Edition:

First Scribner hardcover edition

Description:

xviii, 428 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents:

The race for uranium
Fission
Convincing the Commander in Chief
The writer from China
The emergence of American airpower : the B-29 program
Committees
Welcome to Manhattan
"If you do the job right, it will win the war!"
The man in the hat
"Fighting for apple pie": John Hersey on Guadalcanal
Worlds colliding (the air war)
The role of a lifetime
The good mayor
A lucky escape : John Hersey in Europe
Fire and brimstone : Iwo Jima
Welcome to "left over"
A whirlwind is coming
A changing of the guard
Crossing the Rubicon : the firebombing of Tokyo
Prepare for the worst
Manhattan in the Marianas : the atomic wing comes to Tinian
End game : Okinawa
The city of water
National suicide
The detonation debate
Fallout
Special Bombing Mission No.13
The shimmering leaves
A dishonorable defeat
Controlling the story
"So far from home, almost beyond return."

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2025001159

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3382653

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