MOMENTAN AUSVERKAUFT
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At 8.15 a.m. on 6 August 1945, Major Tom Ferebee, the ladykilling, poker-playing bombardier on board a B29 bomber flicks a switch. In the bomb bay a single shackle drops its load into the freezing air. It plummets towards a city but no commuters look up. Then the bomb explodes. The shockwave rips out from the epicentre, flattening every object in its path. Tens of thousands of people are annihilated. In that instant, the name Hiroshima is stamped on the consciousness of a world that will never be the same again. In this tense, real-life narrative of events unprecedented interviews with witnesses interweave in a tapestry of voices. They include the co-pilot who writes a minute-by-minute diary on board the Enola Gay. The atomic scientist who arms the bomb in mid-air equipped with a screwdriver and a spanner. The Japanese student desperately searching for his lover in the ruins of the city. The doctor forced to treat thousands of burnt bodies with only soy-bean oil and wet leaves. Combining a rich array of sources with brilliant storytelling, Stephen Walker grippingly charts the defining event of the 20th century, on its 60th anniversary.Product Identifiers
PublisherJohn Murray Press
ISBN-139780719566257
eBay Product ID (ePID)88249963
Product Key Features
Number of Pages368 Pages
Publication NameShockwave
LanguageEnglish
SubjectGovernment, History
Publication Year2005
TypeTextbook
AuthorStephen Walker
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height34 mm
Item Weight722 g
Item Width161 mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorStephen Walker
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- 05. Jul. 2016
Brilliant, just brilliant!
A fast paced book that provides enough detail for the layman and the WW2 history buff. Nicely written, I couldn't put it down. It left me wanting to find out about other aspects of both the Manhattan Project and the impact on Japan. The style is very reminiscent of Martin Middlebrook - balanced and objective without trying to be an apologist for either side. For the aviation historian, you'll just end up buying even more books after reading this!Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 16. Okt. 2019
The detail o thepeople involved from Trinity to Hiroshima
Superbl written book, compelling readingBestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
- 05. Aug. 2021
A good general insight to events.
Well structured account. Very interesting indeed.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
