{"product_id":"the-hiroshima-men-the-quest-to-build-the-atomic-bomb-and-the-fateful-decision-to-use-it-hardcover","title":"The Hiroshima Men: The Quest to Build the Atomic Bomb, and the Fateful Decision to Use It - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIain MacGregor\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn epic, riveting history based on new interviews and research that elucidates the approval, construction, and fateful decision to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt 8:15 a.m. on August 6, 1945, the Japanese port city of Hiroshima was struck by the world's first atomic bomb. Built in the US by the top-secret Manhattan Project and delivered by a B-29 Superfortress, a revolutionary long-range bomber, the weapon destroyed large swaths of the city, instantly killing tens of thousands. The world would never be the same. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Hiroshima Men\u003c\/i\u003e's vivid narrative recounts the decade-long journey toward this first atomic attack. It charts the race for the bomb during World War II, as the Allies fought the Axis powers, and is told through several key characters: General Leslie Groves, leader of the Manhattan Project alongside Robert Oppenheimer; pioneering Army Air Force pilot Colonel Paul Tibbets Jr.; the mayor of Hiroshima, Senkichi Awaya, who would die alongside eighty thousand fellow citizens; and Pulitzer Prize-winning writer John Hersey, who traveled to Japan for the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e to expose the devastation the bomb inflicted on the city and to describe in unflinching detail the dangers posed by radiation poisoning. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis thrilling account takes the reader from the corridors of power in the White House and the Pentagon to the test sites of New Mexico; from the air war above Germany to the Potsdam Conference of Truman, Churchill, and Stalin; from the savage reconquest of the Pacific to the deadly firebombing air raids across Japan. \u003ci\u003eThe Hiroshima Men\u003c\/i\u003e also includes Japanese perspectives--a vital aspect often missing from Western narratives--to complete Iain MacGregor's nuanced, deeply human account of the bombing's meaning and aftermath.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIain MacGregor is the author of the acclaimed history of Cold War Berlin: \u003ci\u003eCheckpoint Charlie\u003c\/i\u003e and the award-winning \u003ci\u003eThe Lighthouse of Stalingrad: The Hidden Truth Behind WWII's Greatest Battle\u003c\/i\u003e. He is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society, has spoken at many literary festivals and conferences in the UK and abroad, appeared on podcasts such as \u003ci\u003eThe Rest Is History\u003c\/i\u003e and on television documentaries. His writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBBC History Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in London.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.8 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 08, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978330439981,"sku":"9781668038048","price":30.59,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/0Pdeh3Ar529781668038048.webp?v=1775801692","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/the-hiroshima-men-the-quest-to-build-the-atomic-bomb-and-the-fateful-decision-to-use-it-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}