Hiroshima Nagasaki
Ham, Paul2013
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Japan 1945. In one of the defining moments of the 20th century, more than 100,000 people were killed instantly by two atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki by US Air Force B29s. Hundreds of thousands more succumbed to their horrific injuries, or slowly perished of radiation-related sickness. Hiroshima Nagasaki tells the story of the tragedy through the eyes of the survivors, from the twelve-year-olds forced to work in war factories to the wives and children who faced it alone. Through their harrowing personal testimonies, we are reminded that these were ordinary people, given no warning and no chance to escape the horror.
Main title:
Hiroshima Nagasaki / Paul Ham.
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Imprint:
London : Black Swan, 2013.London : Black Swan, 2013.
Collation:
716 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white), maps (colour) ; 20 cm
Notes:
Originally published: Sydney, N.S.W.: HarperCollins, 2011.Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9780552778503 (pbk)
Dewey class:
940.542
Language:
English
Subject:
Hiroshima-shi (Japan) -- History -- Bombardment, 1945Nagasaki-shi (Japan) -- History -- Bombardment, 1945World War, 1939-1945 -- Aerial operations, AmericanAtomic bomb -- HistoryAtomic bomb -- Moral and ethical aspectsWarfare and DefenceBiography: historical, political & militarySecond World WarAir forces & warfareBattles & campaignsNuclear weapons
BRN:
604383