Rain of Ruin: A Photographic History of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

by Donald M. Goldstein, Katherine V. Dillon, J. Michael Wenger

Overview

This photographic history of Hiroshima and Nagasaki provides the first comprehensive photographic record of the bombings and their aftermath, presenting a history of the two cities before and after the bombs drop and also including photos of American and Japanese politicians and military men involved in the bombing. Anticipate a detailed, well-rounded title.

J. Michael Wenger is a historian living in Raleigh, North Carolina.



The late Katherine V. Dillon, Donald M. Goldstein and the late Gordon W. Prange created numerous World War II classics, including At Dawn We Slept; Miracle at Midway; and God’s Samurai: Lead Pilot at Pearl Harbor (Brassey’s, Inc., reprint 2003). They also collaborated with historian J. Michael Wenger on several books, including The Way It Was: Pearl Harbor-The Original Photographs (Brassey’s, Inc., 1995); Rain of Ruin: A Photographic History of Hiroshima and Nagasaki (Brassey’s, Inc., 1995); and The Pearl Harbor Papers.



Donald M. Goldstein is a retired U.S. Air Force lieutenant colonel, a professor of public and international affairs, and a best-selling author. He lives in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781574882216
Publisher:	Potomac Books
Publication date:	10/31/1999
Series:	America Goes to War Illustrated Series
Pages:	176
Sales rank:	662,852
Product dimensions:	13.52(w) x 10.28(h) x 0.54(d)

About the Author

Donald M. Goldstein is a retired United States Air Force officer, professor emeritus of public and international affairs at the University of Pittsburgh, where he taught for thirty-five years, a winner of two Peabody Awards, and author of many books. He has also taught at the Air Force Academy, the Air War College, the Air Command and Staff College, the University of Tampa, and Troy State University. He is considered the leading authority on the Pearl Harbor attack. He lives in the Villages, Florida.


Katherine V. Dillon (1916-2005) was a chief warrant officer, United States Air Force (retired), and longtime collaborator with Gordon W. Prange and Donald M. Goldstein on their work. She served during World War II and the Korean War.

Table of Contents

	Preface	vii
	Acknowledgments	ix
	Introduction	xi
1	America Builds the Bomb	1
2	Plans and Preparations	16
3	Target Number One	33
4	The Hiroshima Bomb	48
5	The Nagasaki Bomb	78
6	Peace!	117
7	Surrender!	125
8	Aftermath	147
	Chronology	167
	Selected Bibliography	169
	Photo Credits	171
	Index	172

Editorial Reviews

A photographic record of the US bombings of the two Japanese cities, with some 400 b&w photos picturing US preparations for the attack and the cities and their citizens before and after the bombings. The photos, many of which are US and Japanese government images previously unpublished, are keyed to corresponding text on the pages where they appear, and portray devastation, celebration, survivors, and modern-day monuments. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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