{"product_id":"fallout-lesley-m-m-blume-9781982128531","title":"Fallout: The Hiroshima Cover-Up and the Reporter Who Revealed It to the World","description":"\u003cb\u003eONE of THE \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES'S \u003c\/i\u003e100 NOTABLE BOOKS of the YEAR * A VANITY FAIR and TOWN \u0026amp; COUNTRY BEST BOOK of the YEAR * \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Lesley M.M. Blume reveals how one courageous American reporter uncovered one of the deadliest cover-ups of the 20th century--the true effects of the atom bomb--potentially saving millions of lives. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJust days after the United States decimated Hiroshima and Nagasaki with nuclear bombs, the Japanese surrendered unconditionally. But even before the surrender, the US government and military had begun a secret propaganda and information suppression campaign to hide the devastating effects of these then-experimental weapons. For nearly a year the cover-up worked--until \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e journalist John Hersey got into Hiroshima and managed to report the truth to the world. When the magazine published \"Hiroshima\" in August 1946, it became an instant global sensation, and inspired pervasive horror about the hellish new threat that America had unleashed. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSince 1945, no nuclear weapons have ever been deployed in war partly because Hersey alerted the world to their true, devastating impact. This knowledge has remained among the greatest deterrents to using them since the end of World War II. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Released on the anniversary of the Hiroshima bombing, \u003ci\u003eFallout\u003c\/i\u003e is an engrossing detective story, as well as an important piece of hidden history that shows how one heroic scoop saved--and can still save--the world.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lesley M. M. Blume\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1982128534\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781982128531\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/10\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.56lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.36h x 5.54w x 0.76d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2021","brand":"Lesley M. M. Blume","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44053776466175,"sku":"9781982128531","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_686aa93f-5279-47e8-958f-a37b95b3a4ee.jpg?v=1685026201","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/fallout-lesley-m-m-blume-9781982128531","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}