{"product_id":"the-bomb-didier-alcante-9781419752094","title":"The Bomb: The Weapon That Changed the World","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the Big Bang to Hiroshima, \u003ci\u003eThe Bomb\u003c\/i\u003e is the multi-award-winning black-and-white graphic novel revealing the incredible story of the most disastrous weapon ever invented, by writers Alcante and Laurent-Fr馘駻ic Boll馥, and illustrator Denis Rodier.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e On August 6, 1945, at 8:15 in the morning, an explosive charge of more than 15 kilotons fell on the city of Hiroshima. Tens of thousands of people were pulverized, and everything within four square miles was instantly destroyed. A deluge of flames and ash had just caused Japan's greatest trauma and changed the course of modern warfare and life on Earth forever. The world was horrified by the existence of the bomb--the first weapon of mass destruction. But how could such an appalling tool be invented? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e To answer this question, this illustrated history returns to the origins of its main component, uranium, and sheds light on the scientific discoveries around this element and its uses both civilian and military. Sifting through the history, from Katanga to Japan, through Germany, Norway, the USSR, and New Mexico, \u003ci\u003eThe Bomb\u003c\/i\u003e is a succession of incredible but true stories. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Alcante, Boll馥, and Rodier have created an exhaustive and definitive work of nonfiction that details the stories of the unsung players as well as the remarkable men and women who are at the crux of its history and the events that followed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Didier Alcante, Laurent-Fr馘駻ic Boll馥\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 141975209X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781419752094\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Abrams Comicarts\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/11\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 464\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.52h x 7.67w x 1.16d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/17\/2023","brand":"Didier Alcante","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44079800582399,"sku":"9781419752094","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_9fe7ba2f-77bd-41bb-a052-f46563dd503c.jpg?v=1685483217","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-bomb-didier-alcante-9781419752094","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}