On August 9th, 1945, three days after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, a 5-tonne plutonium bomb was dropped on the small, coastal city of Nagasai. The explosion destroyed factories, shops and homes and killed 74,000 people while injuring another 75,000. The two atomic bombs mark…
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On August 9th, 1945, three days after the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, a 5-tonne plutonium bomb was dropped on the small, coastal city of Nagasai. The explosion destroyed factories, shops and homes and killed 74,000 people while injuring another 75,000. The two atomic bombs mark…
The classic tale of the day the first atom bomb was dropped offers a haunting evocation of the memories of six survivors and an appeal to the conscience of humanity.
An account of the dropping of an atomic bomb on Hiroshima in 1945, from the viewpoint of the people who lived through it.
On August 6, 1945, Hiroshima was destroyed by the first atom bomb ever dropped on a city. This book, John Hersey's journalistic masterpiece, tells what happened on that day. Told through the memories of survivors, this timeless, powerful and compassionate document has become a c…
On August 6, 1945, Hiroshima was destroyed by the first atom bomb ever dropped on a city. This book, John Hersey's journalistic masterpiece, tells what happened on that day. Told through the memories of survivors, this timeless, powerful and compassionate document has become a c…
Describes the effect of the bombing of Hiroshima on six survivors of the atomic blast.
An account of the dropping of an atomic bomb on Hiroshima in 1945, from the viewpoint of the people who lived through it.
The story of six people: a clerk, a widowed seamstress, a physician, a Methodist minister, a young surgeon, and a German Catholic priest who all lived through the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima by the United States.
"On August 6, 1945, an atomic bomb destroyed the city of Hiroshima, Japan. This book ... reveals what happened on that day. Told through the memories of six survivors ... Forty years after the original publication, John Hersey returend to Hiroshima to find the survivors he inter…
Describes the effect of the bombing of Hiroshima on six survivors of the atomic blast.
Personal accounts of six people who were all within 3,500 yards of the Hiroshima bomb when it exploded, and lived to tell about their experiences.
On August 6, 1945, Hiroshima was destroyed by the first atom bomb ever dropped on a city. This book, John Hersey's journalistic masterpiece, tells what happened on that day. Told through the memories of survivors, this timeless, powerful and compassionate document has become a c…
An account of the dropping of an atomic bomb on Hiroshima in 1945, from the viewpoint of the people who lived through it.
On August 6, 1945, Hiroshima was destroyed by the first atom bomb ever dropped on a city. This book, John Hersey's journalistic masterpiece, tells what happened on that day. Told through the memories of survivors, this timeless, powerful and compassionate document has become a c…