Countdown 1945 the extraordinary story of the atomic bomb and the 116 days that changed the world

A "behind-the-scenes account of the 116 days leading up to the Americans attack on Hiroshima"--Dust jacket flap.

Main Authors:	Wallace, Chris (Author), Weiss, Mitch (Author)
Format:	Books Print Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Avid Reader Press, 2020.
Edition:	First Avid Reader Press hardcover edition.
Subjects:	Ratmondo, Pete tribute. Atomic bomb > United States > History. World War, 1939-1945. Hiroshima-shi (Japan) > History > Bombardment, 1945. United States > Foreign relations > Japan.

Summary:	A "behind-the-scenes account of the 116 days leading up to the Americans attack on Hiroshima"--Dust jacket flap.
Item Description:	Illustrations on endpapers.
Physical Description:	312 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 291-296) and index.
ISBN:	9781982143343 1982143347 9781982160555 1982160551
Author Notes:	Chris Wallace is an anchor for CNN and host of Who's Talking to Chris Wallace? , a wide-ranging interview program on Max. Prior to CNN, Wallace was the anchor of Fox News Sunday for eighteen years where he covered every major political event. Throughout his five decades in broadcasting, he has interviewed numerous U.S. and world leaders, including seven American presidents, and won every major broadcast news award for his reporting, including three Emmy Awards, the duPont-Columbia Silver Baton, and the Peabody Award. He is the New York Times bestselling author of Countdown Bin Laden: The Untold Story of the 247-Day Hunt to Bring the Mastermind of 9/11 to Justice and Countdown 1945: The Extraordinary Story of the Atomic Bomb and the 116 Days That Changed the World . Mitch Weiss is a Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist for the Associated Press, covering subjects ranging from military misconduct, government corruption, and white-collar crimes to the housing meltdown and unsafe medical devices. He is also the critically acclaimed author or coauthor of nine books.