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Fallout

- the Hiroshima cover-up and the reporter who revealed it to the world
Af: Lesley Blume Engelsk Paperback

Fallout

- the Hiroshima cover-up and the reporter who revealed it to the world
Af: Lesley Blume Engelsk Paperback
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A BOOK OF THE YEAR FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES AND VANITY FAIRNew York Times bestselling author Lesley Blume reveals how a courageous reporter uncovered one of the greatest and deadliest cover-ups of the 20th century — the true effects of the atom bomb — potentially saving millions of lives. In the days following the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Japanese surrendered unconditionally. But even before the surrender, the US had begun a secret propaganda campaign to celebrate these weapons as the ultimate peacekeepers — hiding the true extent and nature of their devastation. The cover-up intensified as Americans closed the atomic cities to Allied reporters, preventing information from leaking about the horrific and lasting effects of radiation that would kill thousands of people during the months after the blast. For nearly a year, the cover-up worked — until New Yorker journalist John Hersey got into Hiroshima and reported the truth to the world. As Hersey and his editors prepared his article for publication, they kept the whistleblowing story secret — even from most of their New Yorker colleagues. When the magazine published ‘Hiroshima’ in August 1946, it became an instant global sensation, and inspired pervasive horror about the weapons that had been covertly waged in America’s name. Since 1945, no nuclear weapons have ever been deployed in war, partly because Hersey alerted the world to their true, devastating impact. This knowledge has remained among the greatest deterrents to using them since the end of World War II. Released on the 75th anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing, Fallout is an engrossing detective story, as well as an important piece of hidden history, which shows how one heroic scoop saved — and can still save — the world.
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A BOOK OF THE YEAR FOR THE NEW YORK TIMES AND VANITY FAIRNew York Times bestselling author Lesley Blume reveals how a courageous reporter uncovered one of the greatest and deadliest cover-ups of the 20th century — the true effects of the atom bomb — potentially saving millions of lives. In the days following the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Japanese surrendered unconditionally. But even before the surrender, the US had begun a secret propaganda campaign to celebrate these weapons as the ultimate peacekeepers — hiding the true extent and nature of their devastation. The cover-up intensified as Americans closed the atomic cities to Allied reporters, preventing information from leaking about the horrific and lasting effects of radiation that would kill thousands of people during the months after the blast. For nearly a year, the cover-up worked — until New Yorker journalist John Hersey got into Hiroshima and reported the truth to the world. As Hersey and his editors prepared his article for publication, they kept the whistleblowing story secret — even from most of their New Yorker colleagues. When the magazine published ‘Hiroshima’ in August 1946, it became an instant global sensation, and inspired pervasive horror about the weapons that had been covertly waged in America’s name. Since 1945, no nuclear weapons have ever been deployed in war, partly because Hersey alerted the world to their true, devastating impact. This knowledge has remained among the greatest deterrents to using them since the end of World War II. Released on the 75th anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing, Fallout is an engrossing detective story, as well as an important piece of hidden history, which shows how one heroic scoop saved — and can still save — the world.
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Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 288
ISBN-13: 9781913348212
Indbinding: Paperback
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ISBN-10: 1913348210
Udg. Dato: 12 nov 2020
Længde: 2mm
Bredde: 235mm
Højde: 154mm
Forlag: Scribe Publications
Oplagsdato: 12 nov 2020
Forfatter(e): Lesley Blume
Forfatter(e) Lesley Blume


Kategori Nyhedsmedier og journalistik


ISBN-13 9781913348212


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Paperback


Sider 288


Udgave


Længde 2mm


Bredde 235mm


Højde 154mm


Udg. Dato 12 nov 2020


Oplagsdato 12 nov 2020


Forlag Scribe Publications

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