Penguin Main Series 603. 1st Edition, published 1946.
The explosion over Hiroshima of the first nuclear bomb reduced, in an instant, an entire city to rubble and killed over 100,000 men, women and children. It also announced a new era in human history: the Atomic Age. Written only a year after the event, John Hersey's account of the experiences of six Hiroshima atomic bomb survivors "was the first significant account in English of the devastation of Hiroshima”. It remains an enormously influential book, the account that introduces Hiroshima to most Western readers.
Condition grading: Good. Crease down centre of front cover. Minor wear to spine ends. Binding tight. The photographs form part of the description.
Penguin Main Series 603. 1st Edition, published 1946.
The explosion over Hiroshima of the first nuclear bomb reduced, in an instant, an entire city to rubble and killed over 100,000 men, women and children. It also announced a new era in human history: the Atomic Age. Written only a year after the event, John Hersey's account of the experiences of six Hiroshima atomic bomb survivors "was the first significant account in English of the devastation of Hiroshima”. It remains an enormously influential book, the account that introduces Hiroshima to most Western readers.
Condition grading: Good. Crease down centre of front cover. Minor wear to spine ends. Binding tight. The photographs form part of the description.
