The Atomic Bomb by Michael Blow

By Michael Blow

On August 6 and nine, 1945, within the final major blows of global warfare II, American B-29 bombers dropped atomic warheads at the jap towns of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. inside every week, the japanese surrendered. The struggle was once over, however the Atomic Age used to be simply starting. the following, from journalist and historian Michael Blow, is the dramatic tale of America's long island undertaking, which produced the world's first atomic weapons.

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