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Hiroshima

by John Hersey

On August 6, 1945, Hiroshima was destroyed by the first atomic bomb ever dropped on a city. This book tells what happened on that day, told through the memoirs of survivors.

By the Bomb's Early Light: American Thought and Culture at the Dawn of the Atomic Age

By the Bomb's Early Light: American Thought and Culture at the Dawn of the Atomic Age

Originally published in 1985, By the Bomb's Early Light is the first book to explore the cultural 'fallout' in America during the early years of the atomic age. Paul Boyer argues that the major aspects of the long-running debates about nuclear armament and disarmament developed and took shape soon after the bombing of Hiroshima. The book is based on a wide range of sources, including cartoons, opinion polls,... (more)

The Minimum Means of Reprisal: China's Search for Security in the Nuclear Age (American Academy Studies in Global Security)

The Minimum Means of Reprisal: China's Search for Security in the Nuclear Age (American Academy Studies in Global Security)

by Jeffrey G. Lewis

Among the five nations authorized under the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty to possess nuclear weapons, China has the smallest nuclear force and maintains the most restrained nuclear posture. In The Minimum Means of Reprisal, Jeffrey Lewis examines patterns in Chinese defense investments, strategic force deployments, and arms control behavior to develop an alternative assessment of China's nuclear forces. ... (more)

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Hiroshima

by John Hersey

By the Bomb's Early Light: American Thought and Culture at the Dawn of the Atomic Age

by Paul S. Boyer

The Minimum Means of Reprisal: China's Search for Security in the Nuclear Age (American Academy Studies in Global Security)

by Jeffrey G. Lewis