It is the story of mankind's deadliest discovery, in the words of those who were there. Their voices include the scientists who unravelled and then unleashed the secrets of the atom, like Rutherford and Oppenheimar, the US pilots who flew the first nuclear mission to Japan, and the countless victims of the horrendous explosions at Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The book contains accounts of the science, warfare, terror, compassion and "realpolitik" that have shaped the modern world, and which could end it at the press of a button.
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It is the story of mankind's deadliest discovery, in the words of those who were there. Their voices include the scientists who unravelled and then unleashed the secrets of the atom, like Rutherford and Oppenheimar, the US pilots who flew the first nuclear mission to Japan, and the countless victims of the horrendous explosions at Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The book contains accounts of the science, warfare, terror, compassion and "realpolitik" that have shaped the modern world, and which could end it at the press of a button.
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Add this copy of Eyewitness: Hiroshima to cart. $14.37, good condition, Sold by Anybook rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1995 by Robinson.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has soft covers. In good all round condition. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 300grams, ISBN: 9781854873927.
Add this copy of Eyewitness: Hiroshima to cart. $15.85, very good condition, Sold by Aardvark Books Ltd rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Bucknell, HEREFORDSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1995 by Robinson.
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