The Legacy of Hiroshima

by Naomi Shohno

This examines the disastrous impact of nuclear weapons from a dual perspective: their destructive power and their medical, psychological, and human costs. The author, a nuclear physicist, recapitulates the 1945 atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, documenting his account with testimony from survivors and tables revealing the stark statistics of the tragedy.

150 pp. 5.3 x 8.2 in. 24 pp. photos.