Author:John Hersey
When the first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima in August 1945, killing 100,000 men, women and children, it was the beginning of a terrifying new episode in human history. Written only a year after the disaster, John Hersey brought the event vividly alive with this heart-rending account of six men and women who survived despite all the odds. He added a further chapter when, forty years later, he returned to Hiroshima to discover how the same six people had struggled to cope with catastrophe and with often crippling disease. The result is a devastating picture of the long-term effects of one very small bomb.
May well rival his seminal Forgotten Voices of The Great War ... hard to put down ... His precis of the complex story of how the scientist Barnes Wallis overcame all the obstacles to breaching the Dams, in which British bureaucracy proved as daunting as German efficiency, is a masterpiece of concise storytelling
—— Sunday ExpressWhat a story. And I do not believe that it has ever been better told
—— Stephen Fry, from the forewordNot only can Arthur make people talk; he also doesn't flinch from what he hears
—— Sunday ExpressA gripping tale capturing the exhilaration of the expedition, while contrasting the sense of loss of 56 men of Bomber Command. A thrilling read for anyone with a nose for a good true tale
—— News of the WorldSocial history that brings to life a very different world
—— Financial TimesIt is the vividness of his recall, his feel for emotion and ability to pinpoint people and place that make this such a compelling read
—— Publishing News
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