description: On August 6, 1945, Hiroshima was destroyed by the first atom bomb ever dropped on a city. This book, John Hersey's journalistic masterpiece, tells what happened on that day. Told through the memories of survivors, this timeless, powerful and compassionate document has become a classic "that stirs the conscience of humanity" (The New York Times).
language: English
title: Hiroshima
titlecomplete: Hiroshima
genres: Asia, Nonfiction, Historical, School, Japan, Classics, War, History, World War II, Journalism
ratings_count: 77620
places: Japan, Hiroshima
publisher: Borders