Título:
The day the world went nuclear : dropping the atom bomb and the end of World War II in the Pacific / Bill O'Reilly.
ISBN:
9781250120335
Autor personal:
Edición:
First edition.
Información de publicación:
New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2017.
©2017
Descripción física:
xvii, 302 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Contenido:
A Note to Readers -- Key Players -- Prologue. Part 1: A Bomb to End the War -- Part 2: "Destination: Hiroshima" -- Part 3: Unconditional Surrender. Epilogue. Afterword: The Occupation of Japan: Turning an Enemy into an Ally. The Decision to Develop and Use the Bomb. Letter from Albert Einstein to FDR -- General Eisenhower's Thoughts -- President Truman's Reflections -- Letters and Opinions from Subsequent Presidents. Little Boy and Fat Man -- Hiroshima and Nagasaki: Immediate and Lasting Effects -- Pearl Harbor -- Shame on American Soil: Relocation Centers -- FDR's "Day of Infamy" Speech -- Emperor Hirohito's Surrender Speech -- Japanese War Crimes Trials -- The Nuclear World -- After the War -- time Line -- The Author Recommends -- Author's Source Notes. Index.
Síntesis:
Autumn 1944. World War II is nearly over in Europe, but in the Pacific, American soldiers face an enemy who will not surrender, despite a massive and mounting death toll. Meanwhile, in Los Alamos, New Mexico, Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer and his team of scientists are preparing to test the deadliest weapon known to mankind. Newly inaugurated president Harry Truman faces the most important political decision in history: whether to use that weapon. Adapted from Bill O'Reilly's historical thriller Killing the Rising Sun, with characteristically gripping storytelling, this story explores the decision to use the atom bomb and the end of World War II in the Pacific. - Amazon
Información del programa:
Accelerated Reader UG 8.7 7 503459
Término geográfico:
DAK_521_LEXILE:
1130L Lexile
DAK_OCLC_NUMBER:
ocn989928717
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