The events of a few days in August 1945 brought WWII to an end. They also destroyed the city of Nagasaki and killed 80,000 of its inhabitants, half of them instantly. Craig Collie is the first person to interview elderly survivors and descendants of the victims, and to stitch together their recollections with contemporary diaries and letters, and details from official documents. The result is a unique, unprecedented work of narrative reconstruction that follows ordinary Japanese in the hours after the blast to provide a gripping account of the decision-making, the denials and, above all, the devastation and the loss.
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"A well-researched account of the mission, the men who carried it out, and the experience of the victims...an informative and moving chronicle." -- "Booklist"
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Craig Collie is a TV documentary maker, and the author of several books about Australian history.
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By Margaret L
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This book recounts the bombing of Nagasaki by examining the actions and thoughts of politicians, military men and civilians who played both willing and unknowing parts in the events of August 1945.
For me, the book was very vivid and I found it difficult to read without frequent pauses for thought and reflection on the everyday actions of ordinary people caught up in war.
An excellent book.
For me, the book was very vivid and I found it difficult to read without frequent pauses for thought and reflection on the everyday actions of ordinary people caught up in war.
An excellent book.
By sher
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I love history and this book did not disappoint. Very sad and shows the futility of war. Everyone should read about the plight of the innocent victims.
By LyndaGripton
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A great read and should be on our National curriculum.rttkvt rtgorgtn grvnrg kgkrtnv rgtkrgtnv jrgrkgnv krgtn jrtng jg gjlrg jrgjrn
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