{"product_id":"9781800963467-destroyer-of-worlds","title":"The Devil Reached Toward the Sky","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Making and Unleashing of the Atomic Bomb - By The People Who Were There\u003cbr\u003eA sweeping and comprehensive new oral history of the atomic bomb's creation and deployment, on the 80th anniversary of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e'If you are an intelligent person, or at the very least think you are, you have to read Garrett Graff's \u003ci\u003eTHE DEVIL REACHED TOWARD THE SKY\u003c\/i\u003e. Even if you don't read this lengthy masterpiece, you should keep it in your library to demonstrate that you are curious and literate [.] it's everything, and more, about the atom bomb, the Manhattan Project, and the terrifying destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. This period in history has never been more relevant and frightening than it is today.'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eJAMES PATTERSON\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eWhen the Sea Came Alive \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Only Plane in the Sky\u003c\/i\u003e, a sweeping and comprehensive oral history of the atomic bomb's creation and deployment, marking the 80th anniversary of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eApril 12, 1945. Less than three months into his vice presidency, Harry Truman is catapulted into the Oval Office following the sudden death of Franklin D. Roosevelt. As he recites the oath, he learns a chilling secret known only to a select few: the United States is on the verge of deploying a weapon of unimaginable power. This weapon could end the war but also herald a new age of global fear and uncertainty.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing from over twenty-five oral history archives across the US, Japan, and Europe, Graff has masterfully blended the memories and perspectives from key figures like Harry Truman and J. Robert Oppenheimer, the crews of the B-29 bombers, \u003ci\u003eEnola Gay\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBock's Car\u003c\/i\u003e, the rescuers who bravely faced the destruction, and the haunting stories of those at ground zero in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, including the experiences of the \u003ci\u003ehibakusha\u003c\/i\u003e - the 'bomb-affected people'.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEnriched by memoirs, diaries, letters, official documents, and news reports, this is an immersive and deeply human account of the Manhattan Project through the end of World War II and the dawning of the Cold War, offering a vivid, multi-dimensional view of events that reshaped the world forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55195534721398,"sku":"9781800963467","price":15.56,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/stand_34485284_18d703f0-9760-4374-9b75-5c72b282f638.jpg?v=1747947100","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781800963467-destroyer-of-worlds","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}