Shockwave: Countdown to Hiroshima, (Paperback)

from larryerick

This is one of those books that reminds me, once again, of how much the general media (and school text books) have left out about important events. This particular volume covers multiple characters and perspectives of the people involved in and affected by the assembly and delivery of the first a...

from Renne

A mind blowing and comprehensive read detailing the three weeks leading up to and including the dropping of the bomb on Hiroshima. The descriptions both of the first atomic bomb test and what the bomb did to Hiroshima elicited a visceral reaction.

from Renne

A mind blowing and comprehensive read detailing the three weeks leading up to and including the dropping of the bomb on Hiroshima. The descriptions both of the first atomic bomb test and what the bomb did to Hiroshima elicited a visceral reaction.