Hiroshima Nagasaki: The Real Story of the Atomic Bombings and Their Aftermath

A history and analysis of the WWII nuclear bombings of Japan from "a master of engrossing and exciting narrative" (Los Angeles Review of Books).

In this harrowing history of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings, Paul Ham argues against the use of nuclear weapons, drawing on extensive research and hundreds of interviews to prove that the bombings had little impact on the eventual outcome of the Pacific War.

More than 100,000 people were killed instantly by the atomic bombs, mostly women,...