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Hiroshima Hardcover – January 1, 2017

by John Hersey (Author)
4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 189 ratings
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ABOUT THE On August 6, 1945, the first Atomic bomb is dropped from an American plane on the 245000 residents of Hiroshima. Most of the city destroyed and thousand of its inhabitant die. Some of his citizens survive and suffer the debilitating effects of terrible burns and radiation illness. During the evening of August 6, the survivors struggle to endure and help each other. The city is a ball of flame and the park is filled with radiation rain and whirlwinds. The injured and dying are so numerous that the doctors no longer help the badly injured because they are not going to survive. This book, John Hersey’s journalistic masterpiece, tells what happened on that day. Told through the memories of survivors, this timeless, powerful and compassionate document has become a classic “that stirs the conscience of humanity”. The 31,000 word article was published later the same year by Alfred A. Knopf as a book. ABOUT THE John Hersey (1914-1993) was a Pulitzer Prize winning American writer and journalist considered one of the earliest practitioners of the so-called New Journalism. Before writing Hiroshima, Hersey had been a war correspondent in the field, writing for life magazine and “The New Yorker”. He followed troops during the invasion of both Italy and Sicily during World War-II. Hersey was one of the first Western journalists to view the ruins of Hiroshima after the bombing. Shortly before writing “Hiroshima”, Hersey published his novel of “Men and War”, an account of war stories seen through the eyes of soldiers rather than a war correspondent. The Title 'Hiroshima written/authored/edited by JOHN HERSEY', published in the year 2017. The ISBN 9789351285519 is assigned to the Hardcover version of this title. This book has total of pp. 120 (Pages). The publisher of this title is Kalpaz Publications. This Book is in English. The subject of this book is History / Military / Weapons & Warfare / Nuclear
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    120 pages
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    English
  3. Publisher
    Kalpaz Publications
  4. Publication date
    January 1, 2017
  5. Dimensions
    5.5 x 0.44 x 8.5 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    9351285510
  7. ISBN-13
    978-9351285519
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Kalpaz Publications (January 1, 2017)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 120 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9351285510
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-9351285519
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 10.5 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.44 x 8.5 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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J Ramirez
5.0 out of 5 stars My Favorite
Reviewed in the United States on November 21, 2023
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Read it in high school and it is even more relevant today.
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Old Sarge
5.0 out of 5 stars A Blueprint for Banning Atomic Weapons
Reviewed in the United States on August 6, 2023
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A day-by-day account of the Hiroshima bomb's aftermath, which was a gross punishment of Japanese civilians for their establishment's decision to join Germany in conquering the world. Based on the American author's post-war interviews with rare survivors of the event.
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Bill
4.0 out of 5 stars Puts faces to the history
Reviewed in the United States on February 28, 2024
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Good to get past the usual rationalizations.
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MrBethesda
5.0 out of 5 stars Great service
Reviewed in the United States on September 30, 2023
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Exactly what I wanted
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5.0 out of 5 stars Efficient
Reviewed in the United States on September 2, 2023
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Book arrived in excellent condition and on time.
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Peter Whitman
5.0 out of 5 stars Must read classic telling the real story about the atomic bombing of Hiroshima.
Reviewed in the United States on September 9, 2021
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Frighteningly real story about the aftermath of the atomic bomb dropped on Hiroshima.
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Rob B
5.0 out of 5 stars You will learn and may be surprised
Reviewed in the United States on May 11, 2017
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An easy to read, post bomb overview of Hiroshima without the propaganda. For readers who have been educated in the US, you will likley discover and recognize the propaganda fed to post WWII US population. Very easy read on a very tough topic
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CFitzRN
4.0 out of 5 stars Great book, but the copy I got was way too small
Reviewed in the United States on October 14, 2023
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I saw there was a choice of "paperback" and "mass market paperback". I read that the mass market paperback was smaller and of lower quality so I paid extra for the regular paperback. The book that came seems low quality and is very small. It was a gift so I can't really send it back.
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APURVA RAI
5.0 out of 5 stars Must read
Reviewed in India on February 6, 2024
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That's a book I had been waiting to buy for a long time. I couldn't get it at any book store but it was Amazon where I could find it without much difficulty. Only regret us you don't get handsome discouns on books. If purchased at any book shop I would have got 20% discount but here I got only fifteen rupees. Otherwise rest is fine.
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J. Reed
5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting book well written
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 22, 2021
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This was a very interesting book detailing the aftermath of the bomb. Thought provoking and insightful.
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Debs Wombat
5.0 out of 5 stars Disturbing and moving
Reviewed in Canada on August 10, 2020
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How does one even begin to 'review' such a book? Very powerful, even after all these years, and nothing else I've read tells, without sensationalism, of the experience of those who survived the bombing. Please read this book.
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PKH
5.0 out of 5 stars History worth reading
Reviewed in Australia on September 10, 2020
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After 75 years this eyewitness account to the aftermath of the Atomic Bomb attack on Hiroshima is still worth reading and remains a fresh insight
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Michel Breton
3.0 out of 5 stars Le terrorisme des autorités américaines en 1945
Reviewed in France on August 28, 2015
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Un livre intéressant et passionnant sachant qu'il a été écrit un an après cet ignoble bombardement...par un journaliste américain. Hiroshima et Nagasaki, des bombardements dont le seul but était de terroriser les populations.
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