The day the world went nuclear : dropping the atom bomb and the end of World War II in the Pacific / Bill O'Reilly.
نوع المادة : نصاللغة: الإنجليزية الناشر:New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2017تاريخ حقوق النشر: �2017الطبعات:First editionوصف:xvii, 302 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cmنوع المحتوى:- text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781250120335 (hardcover)
- Dropping the atom bomb and the end of World War II in the Pacific
- Manhattan Project (U.S.) -- Juvenile literature
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Pacific Area -- Juvenile literature
- World War, 1939-1945 -- Japan -- Juvenile literature
- World War, 1939-1945 -- United States -- Juvenile literature
- Pacific Area -- History, Military -- 20th century -- Juvenile literature
- D767 .O742 2017
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كتاب | UAE Federation Library | مكتبة اتحاد الإمارات General Collection | المجموعات العامة | D767 .O742 2017 (إستعراض الرف(يفتح أدناه)) | C.1 | IN Processing | 30020000060278 | ||
كتاب | UAE Federation Library | مكتبة اتحاد الإمارات General Collection | المجموعات العامة | D767 .O742 2017 (إستعراض الرف(يفتح أدناه)) | C.2 | المتاح | 30020000060279 |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-294) and index.
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.
Portrays the events of World War II in 1944, when escalating Pacific battles between the forces of General MacArthur and the Japanese army lead to the development of humanity's deadliest weapon and President Truman's impossible choice. Adapted from Bill O'Reilly's historical thriller Killing the Rising Sun.-- Adapted from book jacket.