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Hiroshima

Author : John Hersey
Publisher : Vintage
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2020-06-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9780593082362

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Hiroshima is the story of six people—a clerk, a widowed seamstress, a physician, a Methodist minister, a young surgeon, and a German Catholic priest—who lived through the greatest single manmade disaster in history. In vivid and indelible prose, Pulitzer Prize–winner John Hersey traces the stories of these half-dozen individuals from 8:15 a.m. on August 6, 1945, when Hiroshima was destroyed by the first atomic bomb ever dropped on a city, through the hours and days that followed. Almost four decades after the original publication of this celebrated book, Hersey went back to Hiroshima in search of the people whose stories he had told, and his account of what he discovered is now the eloquent and moving final chapter of Hiroshima.

Surviving Hiroshima

Author : Anthony Drago,Douglas Wellman
Publisher : BQB Publishing
Page : 281 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2020-09-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781608082377

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Surviving Hiroshima by Anthony Drago,Douglas Wellman Pdf

On August 6, 1945, 22-year-old Kaleria Pachikoff was doing pre-breakfast chores when a blinding flash lit the sky over Hiroshima, Japan. A moment later, everything went black as the house collapsed on her and her family. Their world, and everyone else's, changed as the first atomic bomb was detonated over a city. From Russian nobility, the Palchikoff's barely escaped death at the hands of Bolshevik revolutionaries until her father, a White Russian officer, hijacked a ship to take them to safety in Hiroshima. Safety was short lived. Her father, a talented musician, established a new life for the family, but the outbreak of World War II created a cloud of suspicion that led to his imprisonment and years of deprivation for his family. After the bombing, trapped in the center of previously unimagined devastation, Kaleria summoned her strength to come to the aid of bomb victims, treating the never-before seen effects of radiation. Fluent in English, Kaleria was soon recruited to work with Gen. Douglas MacArthur’s occupation forces in a number of secretarial positions until the family found a new life in the United States. Heavily based on quotes from Kaleria's memoirs written immediately after World War II, and transcripts of United States Army Air Force interviews with her, her story is an emotional, and sometime chilling, story of courage and survival in the face of one of history’s greatest catastrophes.

Hibakusha

Author : Gaynor Sekimori,George Marshall
Publisher : Kosei Publishing Company
Page : 210 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1989-12-15
Category : History
ISBN : 433301204X

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Hibakusha by Gaynor Sekimori,George Marshall Pdf

This book's 25 firsthand accounts by hibakusha-survivors of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in early August 1945-constitute an indictment of nuclear weapons far more eloquent than any polemic. Grim though their stories are, understanding what they went through may well be crucial to averting another nuclear tragedy.

Death in Life

Author : Robert Jay Lifton
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
Page : 608 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2012-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780807882894

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In Japan, "hibakusha" means "the people affected by the explosion--specifically, the explosion of the atomic bomb in Hiroshima in 1945. In this classic study, winner of the 1969 National Book Award in Science, Lifton studies the psychological effects of the bomb on 90,000 survivors. He sees this analysis as providing a last chance to understand--and be motivated to avoid--nuclear war. This compassionate treatment is a significant contribution to the atomic age.

The Children of Atomic Bomb Survivors

Author : National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Life Sciences
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 524 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1991-02-01
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780309045377

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The Children of Atomic Bomb Survivors by National Research Council,Division on Earth and Life Studies,Commission on Life Sciences Pdf

Do persons exposed to radiation suffer genetic effects that threaten their yet-to-be-born children? Researchers are concluding that the genetic risks of radiation are less than previously thought. This finding is explored in this volume about the children of atomic bomb survivors in Hiroshima and Nagasakiâ€"the population that can provide the greatest insight into this critical issue. Assembled here for the first time are papers representing more than 40 years of research. These documents reveal key results related to radiation's effects on pregnancy termination, sex ratio, congenital defects, and early mortality of children. Edited by two of the principal architects of the studies, J. V. Neel and W. J. Schull, the volume also offers an important comparison with studies of the genetic effects of radiation on mice. The wealth of technical details will be immediately useful to geneticists and other specialists. Policymakers will be interested in the overall conclusions and discussion of future studies.

The Complete Story of Sadako Sasaki

Author : Masahiro Sasaki,Sue DiCicco
Publisher : Tuttle Publishing
Page : 116 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2020-04-07
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781462921690

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The Complete Story of Sadako Sasaki by Masahiro Sasaki,Sue DiCicco Pdf

**Independent Publisher Book Award (IPPY) Winner** **Middle School Book of the Year-- Northern Lights Book Awards** **Skipping Stones Honor Award Winner** For the first time, middle readers can learn the complete story of the courageous girl whose life, which ended through the effects of war, inspired a worldwide call for peace. In this book, author Sue DiCicco and Sadako's older brother Masahiro tell her complete story in English for the first time--how Sadako's courage throughout her illness inspired family and friends, and how she became a symbol of all people, especially children, who suffer from the impact of war. Her life and her death carry a message: we must have a wholehearted desire for peace and be willing to work together to achieve it. Sadako Sasaki was two years old when the atomic bomb was dropped on her city of Hiroshima at the end of World War II. Ten years later, just as life was starting to feel almost normal again, this athletic and enthusiastic girl was fighting a war of a different kind. One of many children affected by the bomb, she had contracted leukemia. Patient and determined, Sadako set herself the task of folding 1000 paper cranes in the hope that her wish to be made well again would be granted. Illustrations and personal family photos give a glimpse into Sadako's life and the horrors of war. Proceeds from this book are shared equally between The Sadako Legacy NPO and The Peace Crane Project.

Were We The Enemy? American Survivors Of Hiroshima

Author : Rinjiro Sodei
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2018-05-04
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780429982774

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Were We The Enemy? American Survivors Of Hiroshima by Rinjiro Sodei Pdf

In August 1945, the first atomic bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. What is hardly known is that 4,000 Nisei (Japanese Americans), the sons and daughters of Japanese immigrants who had been sent back to Japan to be educated before World War II erupted, were caught in the Hiroshima bombing. This extraordinary book commemorates the 3,000 Nisei who died from the atomic blast in Hiroshima and documents the plight of another 1,000 hibakusha (survivors of the bomb) who returned to the West Coast after the war.Branded as ?foreigners? in wartime Japan and as ?enemies? in postwar United States, their existence as victims of the atomic blast has not been recognized by either the Japanese or the U.S. government, both of which have refused to alleviate the medical and political problems of the survivors. Drawing on primary sources and rich interview data, Rinjiro Sodei has contributed an original scholarly work to the literature on World War II and the Asian-American experience. This book bears witness to the human calamities of the nuclear age and to the dignity of these Japanese Americans striving to obtain their rights and sustain their bicultural identity.

Atomic Bomb Survivor Stories

Author : Martha London
Publisher : ABDO
Page : 51 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2021-08-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781098210564

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The atomic bombs destroyed two cities in Japan and killed hundreds of thousands of people. Residents of Hiroshima and Nagasaki struggled with radiation-related illnesses and discrimination for many years after the bombings. Atomic Bomb Survivor Stories shares their experiences and explores how the bombings affected later generations. Easy-to-read text, vivid images, and helpful back matter give readers a clear look at this subject. Features include a table of contents, infographics, a glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Core Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

Masako's Story

Author : Kikuko Otake
Publisher : Author House
Page : 115 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 2011-12-28
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 9781463443368

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On August 6, 1945, when the world's first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, the Furuta family was living one mile away from the hypocenter. Five year old Kikuko, her mother, Masako, and her two brothers barely escaped with their lives. However, their soldier father was not so fortunate. Masako never talked about her family's experiences on that day and the grim days following the bombing. Then one day, Masako started to talk about what happenedbreaking a silence of nearly fifty years. Written by Kikuko (Furuta) Otake, now a retired assistant professor of Japanese in the United States, Masako's story is a collection of prose-poetry, based on the true story of her family's tragedy. It is written with an "Objectivist" lineation similar in its understated power to Charles Reznikoff's Testimony. Kikuko Otake's Masako's Story is a powerful addition to the literature of the Atomic Bomb, and yet more evidence that we should all work together to stop the Nuclear madness.

Hiroshima

Author : Richard H. Minear
Publisher : Princeton University Press
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 1990-02-27
Category : History
ISBN : 069100837X

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Summer flowers / by Hara Tamiki -- City of corpses / by Ōta Yōko -- Poems of the atomic bomb / by Tōge Sankichi.

American Survivors

Author : Naoko Wake
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 409 pages
File Size : 50,5 Mb
Release : 2021-06-24
Category : History
ISBN : 9781108835275

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The little-known history of U.S. survivors of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki atomic bombings reveals captivating trans-Pacific memories of war, illness, gender, and community.

Suffering Made Real

Author : M. Susan Lindee
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 316 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2008-10-10
Category : Science
ISBN : 9780226482361

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The atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August of 1945 unleashed a force as mysterious as it was deadly—radioactivity. In 1946, the United States government created the Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission (ABCC) to serve as a permanent agency in Japan with the official mission of studying the medical effects of radiation on the survivors. The next ten years saw the ABCC's most intensive research on the genetic effects of radiation, and up until 1974 the ABCC scientists published papers on the effects of radiation on aging, life span, fertility, and disease. Suffering Made Real is the first comprehensive history of the ABCC's research on how radiation affected the survivors of the atomic bomb. Arguing that Cold War politics and cultural values fundamentally shaped the work of the ABCC, M. Susan Lindee tells the compelling story of a project that raised disturbing questions about the ethical implications of using human subjects in scientific research. How did the politics of the emerging Cold War affect the scientists' biomedical research and findings? How did the ABCC document and publicly present the effects of radiation? Why did the ABCC refuse to provide medical treatment to the survivors? Through a detailed examination of ABCC policies, archival materials, the minutes of committee meetings, newspaper accounts, and interviews with ABCC scientists, Lindee explores how political and cultural interests were reflected in the day-to-day operations of this controversial research program. Set against a period of conflicting views of nuclear weapons and nuclear power, Suffering Made Real follows the course of a politically charged research program and reveals in detail how politics and cultural values can shape the conduct, results, and uses of science.

The Day the Sun Fell

Author : Susan Bouterey,Bun Hashizume
Publisher : Austin Macauley
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2019-08
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1788780892

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The Day the Sun Fell by Susan Bouterey,Bun Hashizume Pdf

The Day the Sun Fell captures on a deeply human and personal level the devastating effects of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima in August 1945. The author, who at fourteen was seriously injured by the A-bomb, skilfully combines tender lyricism and stark realism to recount her own experiences and those of other members of her immediate and extended family in the aftermath of the bombing, and decades later. Not only a harrowing depiction of tragic historical events, nor just a remarkable story of survival, The Day the Sun Fell reveals aspects of the bombing never aired openly before, forcing the reader to pause to reflect on these haunting events and their continuing legacy seventy years on. It also makes for inspiring reading, for Hashizume never fails to discover hope and joy in living even in the darkest of moments.

Nine who Survived Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Author : Robert Trumbull
Publisher : New York : Dutton
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 44,9 Mb
Release : 1957
Category : Atomic bomb
ISBN : UOM:39015054066678

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Nine who Survived Hiroshima and Nagasaki by Robert Trumbull Pdf

Personal experiences of nine men who lived through the atomic bombings.

Sachiko

Author : Caren Barzelay Stelson
Publisher : Carolrhoda Books (R)
Page : 148 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Young Adult Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781467789035

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Sachiko by Caren Barzelay Stelson Pdf

This striking work of narrative nonfiction tells the true story of six-year-old Sachiko Yasui's survival of the Nagasaki atomic bomb on August 9, 1945, and the heartbreaking and lifelong aftermath. Having conducted extensive interviews with Sachiko Yasui, Caren Stelson chronicles Sachiko's trauma and loss as well as her long journey to find peace. This book offers readers a remarkable new perspective on the final moments of World War II and their aftermath.