Empire of Ashes - James M. Scott

Over three days in August 1945, a nation once morally opposed to the bombing of civilians killed 120,000 men, women and children; doomed tens of thousands more to agonising death in the months ahead; and annihilated Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Empire of Ashes explores the final brutal months of the war in the Pacific, featuring the voices of never-before-heard victims of the atomic bombs. Through interviews with survivors and accounts gleaned from Japanese sources, The New York Times best-selling author... Zobrazit více