{"product_id":"9781800963474-the-devil-reached-toward-the-sky","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\u003eFrom the international bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Only Plane in the Sky, \u003c\/i\u003ea sweeping oral history of the atomic bomb's creation and deployment\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA NEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER - A PULITZER PRIZE FINALIST - THE 'MASTERPIECE' DEFINITIVE HISTORY OF THE ATOMIC BOMB\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A comprehensive account. focuses not just on the voices of scientists [but] explores overlooked pieces of the Manhattan Project's history.' -Daily Mail\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e 'This period in history has never been more relevant and frightening than it is today. A masterpiece.'-James Patterson \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Comprehensive and engrossing.Excellent oral history.\"-Kirkus Reviews\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e***\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the international bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Only Plane in the Sky, \u003c\/i\u003ea sweeping oral history of the atomic bomb's creation and deployment\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":56585171730806,"sku":"9781800963474","price":15.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_40462724.jpg?v=1774444557","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781800963474-the-devil-reached-toward-the-sky","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}