Countdown 1945: The Extraordinary Story of the Atomic Bomb and the 116 Days That Changed the World 9781982143343, 9781982143367

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Countdown 1945: The Extraordinary Story of the Atomic Bomb and the 116 Days That Changed the World
9781982143343, 9781982143367

From the Big Bang to Hiroshima, the incredible story of the most disastrous weapon ever inventedOn August 6, 1945, at 8:

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