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Shockwave: Countdown to Hiroshima by Walker, Stephen
by Stephen Walker
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Like New/Like New
- ISBN 10
- 0060742844
- ISBN 13
- 9780060742843
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About This Item
HarperCollins, 2005-08-01. First Hardcover Edition. Hardcover. Like New/Like New. 2005 Stated First Edition. Hardcover w/l.n. dust jacket. As new, mint condition. From The Civil War Book Shop- As close as your computer; as dependable as old Abe.
Synopsis
At 31,000 feet above Japan, Tom Ferebee sits hunched over his bombsight. Below him lies the primary target of an operation called "Special Mission Number 13" by the few military personnel aware of its existence -- Hiroshima, a city of over 300,000. He waits until the aiming point is directly below the crosshairs and releases his cargo -- a five-ton bomb known as Little Boy by the scientists who built it. If all goes as theorized, the resulting destruction will lead to Japan's surrender and the end of World War II. But right now, a very real question occupies the minds of everyone involved:Will it work?The historical record is clear: It did work. On a quiet Monday morning in August 1945, the bomb detonated as expected, resulting in the deaths of nearly 100,000 people.The Japanese Supreme Council surrendered nine days later, after a second bomb, to similarly devastating effect, had leveled Nagasaki. But if, in retrospect, the bombing of Hiroshima represents the climax of one of the signal events of the twentieth century -- indeed, in the history of mankind -- at the time it was but another episode in an unprecedented drama whose final act had begun three weeks earlier, at Los Alamos, a secret laboratory in the high plains of New Mexico.Shockwave is the story of those terrible three weeks, as seen through the eyes of the pilots, victims, scientists, and world leaders at the center of the drama. Extraordinary interviews with American and Japanese witnesses tell the story of the bombing of Hiroshima with unparalleled immediacy and veracity -- including the story of the copilot, who writes a minute-by-minute diary on board the Enola Gay; the atomic scientist who arms the bomb in midair, equipped with a screwdriver; and the Japanese student desperately searching for his lover in the ruins of the city.Combining a brilliant gift for storytelling and a keen eye for detail, Walker constructs a shocking and unforgettably moving portrait of an event that changed the world forever.
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- Bookseller
- The Civil War Book Shop
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7A-SUYT-QTQX
- Title
- Shockwave: Countdown to Hiroshima by Walker, Stephen
- Author
- Stephen Walker
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- New Like New
- Jacket Condition
- Like New
- Quantity Available
- 2
- Edition
- First Hardcover Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0060742844
- ISBN 13
- 9780060742843
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2005-08-01
- X weight
- 22 oz
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About The Civil War Book Shop
My name is Michael Wise, and I am the proprietor of The Civil War Book Shop. I have been a Civil War buff since grade school, and enjoy visiting battle fields, reading about the war, and discussing it with friends. I am an avid reader, and enjoy browsing through book stores, making that special find and racing home to read it. For several years I have taken advantage of ordering books online, enjoying the convenience of door step delivery. After much research, I determined there is room for an internet book retailer devoted to the serious Civil War reader, collector, and history buff. For nearly five years The Civil War Book Shop has offered a select line of new, used, and collectible books. Along with American Civil War related books, we also offer items in categories such as Early American History, Native American, World War II, Other Wars, Business, Human Interest, Religion, Cooking, Gardening, Quilting, etc. These items are those that capture my interest (and my wife\'s) and that I think may interest others. I try to add new items each week, so check our store front often. My goal is to provide customers with the level of value, service, and convenience for which only the finest traditional, independent retailers are known.
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