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Hiroshima by John Hersey

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On August 6, 1945, the city of Hiroshima was destroyed by the first ever use of an atomic bomb.


 John Hersey, a reporter for the New Yorker, published a 31,000 word essay chronicling the lives of six survivors

 His famous quote, "The crux of the matter is whether total war in its present form is justifiable, even when it serves a just purpose" provided a scathing response to the horrors of nuclear warfare.

John Hersey, the Writer Who Let Hiroshima Speak for Itself by Russell Shorto, The New Yorker (August 31, 2016)

How John Hershey's Hiroshima Revealed the Horror of the Bomb, BBC (August 22, 2016)

John Hersey
John Hersey


John Hersey, Author of Hiroshima, Is Dead at 78, The New York Times (March 25, 1993#

 


For more see, John Hersey: New Journalism

 

Hiroshima looking northwest. Frame buildings recently erected, 1945

 

Hiroshima looking northwest. Frame buildings recently erected, 1945

The Day the World Changed:  An Interactive Virtual Reality Experience

 

 

 

 

Historical Connections


Link to information about American use of atomic bombs on Japan


Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, 1945 from Atomic Heritage Foundation


A Photo Essay on the Bombings on Hiroshima and Nagasaki from Modern American Poetry

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