The Crazy iris and other stories of the atomic aftermath more books like this

by Kenzaburo Oe (Photographer)

Edited by one of Japan's leading and internationally acclaimed writers, this collection of short stories was compiled to mark the fortieth anniversary of the August 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Here some of Japan's best and most representative writers chronicle and re-create the impact of this tragedy on the daily lives of ...

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The Last Mission: The Secret History of World War II's Final Battle more books like this

by Malcolm McConnell, Jim B Smith

A gripping account of the final American bombing mission of World War II and how it prevented a military coup that would have kept Japan in the war. How close did the Japanese come to not surrendering to Allied forces on August 15, 1945? "The Last Mission "explores this question through two previously neglected strands of late--World War II ...

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Hiroshima and Nagasaki: Fire from the Sky more books like this

by Andrew Langley

- Events timeline - Photos - Historic Places - Safe internet sites at www.FactHound.com - Source notes - Maps - On the Web - Index, Bibliography, Glossary - Diagrams

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Hotspots: The Legacy of Hiroshima and Nagasaki more books like this

by Sue Rabbitt Roff, Sue R Roff

The decision to bomb Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945 was made on the assumption that "all casualties would be standard explosion casualities...Any person with radiation damage would have been killed with a brick first". But a month later journalists were describing how people uninjured in the initial cataclysm were dying mysterious and ...

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Truman's Dilemma: Invasion or the Bomb more books like this

by Paul D Walker

In-depth look at the Pacific War and President Truman's deployment of atomic bombs as an alternative to invading the home islands defended by a Japanese military and civilian populace willing to die for their emperor. Advertising

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The Rising Sun Sets the Complete Story of the Bombing of Nagasaki more books like this

by Jerome Beser, Jack Spangler

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The Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki more books like this

by Valerie Bodden

There are days that make history, and then there are days that shape the world. This title examines how this event caused global change.

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