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The last train from Hiroshima

by Charles R. Pellegrino · 2010

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Drawing on the voices of atomic-bomb survivors and the new science of forensic archaeology, Charles Pellegrino describes the events and aftermath of two days in August when nuclear devices detonated over Japan changed life on Earth forever.

Atomic bomb victimsJapanese Personal narrativesForensic archaeologyWorld War, 1939-1945Atomic bombHistoryBiographyWorld war, 1939-1945, japanHiroshima-shi (japan), history, bombardment, 1945Japan, biographyNew York Times reviewedSocial aspects