Shockwave: Countdown to Hiroshima by Stephen Walker (English) Paperback Book

Description: Shockwave by Stephen Walker THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA stunning book, among the most immediate and thrilling works of history I have ever read FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERA stunning book, among the most immediate and thrilling works of history I have ever read At 8:15am on August 6th 1945, an atomic bomb was dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. In an instant, the temperature at its core rose to millions of degrees. Sixty-thousand buildings were obliterated. A third of the cityâ™s population died, by heat, by the blast, and by a terrible new weapon in the history of warfare: radiation.In this riveting account, Stephen Walker follows the stories of real people in the extraordinary weeks leading up to the explosion and in its aftermath. From the atomic engineer who armed the bomb in mid-air to the Japanese doctors treating thousands of burnt bodies on the ground. From the flight crews and scientists to world leaders and civilian victims. With intimate testimony and remarkable stories, this is the startling narrative behind the dawn of the atomic age. Author Biography Stephen Walker is an award-winning BBC journalist.Born in England and educated in Northern Ireland, he has worked for BBC Northern Ireland for 20 years as a television and radio reporter, a documentary maker and a lobby correspondent at Westminster. He has made numerous current affairs and historical documentaries.Stephens journalism has been honoured by the Royal Television Society and the Association of European Journalists.In 2005 he was named the Northern Ireland Journalist of the Year. His first book, Forgotten Soldiers: The Irishmen Shot at Dawn was shortlisted for the 2007 Irish Non Fiction Book of the Year.He lives in County Down with his wife and family. Review Shockwave is a stunning book, among the most immediate and thrilling works of history I have ever read. Irish TimesThis is an utterly gripping work of micro-history … [Walker] proves himself a master of dramatic tension.Sunday ExpressThe excitement of the time is wonderfully captured in Walkers Shockwave. Brilliant.Financial TimesDevastating.Daily MailTimely and harrowing …succeeds in creating a dramatized documentary of the moment that changed history.Scotland on Sunday A roller-coaster ride through the memories of American servicemen, Japanese soldiers and civilians…invites comparison with John Herseys still-classic Hiroshima.Publishers Weekly (Starred Review)Superb …Walker writes with a sense of urgency and high drama.Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review)Uniquely readable, immediate and human …an exceptionally taut and revealing chronicle.Booklist (Starred Review) Dramatic …an important page-turner.Entertainment WeeklyRemarkable. I have been waiting for this book for sixty years.Gitta Sereny, author of Albert Speer: His Battle with TruthElectrifying …The tension and concentration of Walkers thriller-like prose elicits a visceral response. Chicago Tribune Review Quote Shockwave is a stunning book, among the most immediate and thrilling works of history I have ever read. Irish Times Dramatic ... an important page-turner ... admirably even-handed and smoothly written. Entertainment Weekly Electrifying ...The tension and concentration of Walkers thriller-like prose elicits a visceral response. Chicago Tribune Uniquely readable, immediate, and human ... an exceptionally taut and revealing chronicle. Booklist Walker takes readers on a roller-coaster ride ... invite[s] comparison with John Herseys still-classic Hiroshima. Publishers Weekly Superb ... Walker writes with a sense of urgency and high drama . . . engrossing [and] saddening. Kirkus Reviews Feature * PUBLISH FOR 75TH ANNIVERSARY OF HIROSHIMA BOMBING. * BUILD ON SUCCESS OF FIRST EDITION. NYT bestseller. Winner of the 2006 Dayton Literary Peace Prize for Nonfiction. 50,000 copies printed on first run. * IN DEVELOPMENT WITH WORKING TITLE FILMS as a feature film with screenplay by Tom Stoppard and director Cary Fukunaga. * MODERN COVER TO ECHO SERHII PLOKHYS CHERNOBYL * BRILLIANTLY REVIEWED (more to come from research into British press coverage) Competition: Hiroshima; Hiroshima Nagasaki;Chernobyl;Atomic;Making of the Atomic Bomb;Dark Sun;First Light;Seizing the Enigma;SAS;Midnight in Chernobyl. John Hersey;Paul Ham;Andrew Langley;Serhii Plokhy;Jim Baggott;Richard Rhodes;Geoffrey Wellum;John Nichol;Giles Milton;Max Hastings;James Holland;Adam Higginbotham Details ISBN0008372551 Author Stephen Walker Year 2020 ISBN-10 0008372551 ISBN-13 9780008372552 Format Paperback Imprint William Collins Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Publication Date 2020-07-23 Language English DEWEY 940.542521954 Pages 384 Short Title Shockwave Subtitle Countdown to Hiroshima UK Release Date 2020-07-23 Publisher HarperCollins Publishers Alternative 9780008372569 Audience General AU Release Date 2020-10-15 NZ Release Date 2020-10-15 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:160757614;

Price: 21.68 AUD

Location: Melbourne

End Time: 2025-01-27T06:03:49.000Z

Shipping Cost: 2.69 AUD