{"product_id":"countdown-1945-the-extraordinary-story-of-the-atomic-bomb-and-the-116-days-that-changed-the-world-9781982143350","title":"Countdown 1945: The Extraordinary Story of the Atomic Bomb and the 116 Days That Changed the World","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe #1 national bestselling \"riveting\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e), \"propulsive\" (\u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e) behind-the-scenes account \"that reads like a tense thriller\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e) of the 116 days leading up to the American attack on Hiroshima, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eby Chris Wallace, veteran journalist and CNN anchor and Max host.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eApril 12, 1945: After years of bloody conflict in Europe and the Pacific, America is stunned by news of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's death. In an instant, Vice President Harry Truman, who has been kept out of war planning and knows nothing of the top-secret Manhattan Project to develop the world's first atomic bomb, must assume command of a nation at war on multiple continents--and confront one of the most consequential decisions in history. \u003ci\u003eCountdown 1945\u003c\/i\u003e tells the gripping true story of the turbulent days, weeks, and months to follow, leading up to August 6, 1945, when Truman gives the order to drop the bomb on Hiroshima. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eCountdown 1945\u003c\/i\u003e, Chris Wallace, the veteran journalist and CNN anchor and Max host, takes readers inside the minds of the iconic and elusive figures who join the quest for the bomb, each for different reasons: the legendary Albert Einstein, who eventually calls his vocal support for the atomic bomb \"the one great mistake in my life\"; lead researcher J. Robert \"Oppie\" Oppenheimer and the Soviet spies who secretly infiltrate his team; the fiercely competitive pilots of the plane selected to drop the bomb; and many more. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Perhaps most of all, \u003ci\u003eCountdown 1945\u003c\/i\u003e is the story of an untested new president confronting a decision that he knows will change the world forever. But more than a book about the atomic bomb, \u003ci\u003eCountdown 1945\u003c\/i\u003e is also an unforgettable account of the lives of ordinary American and Japanese civilians in wartime--from \"Calutron Girls\" like Ruth Sisson in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, to ten-year-old Hiroshima resident Hideko Tamura, who survives the blast at ground zero but loses her mother and later immigrates to the United States, where she lives to this day--as well as American soldiers fighting in the Pacific, waiting in fear for the order to launch a possible invasion of Japan. Told with vigor, intelligence, and humanity, \u003ci\u003eCountdown 1945\u003c\/i\u003e is the definitive account of one of the most significant moments in history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Chris Wallace\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Avid Reader Press \/ Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/11\/2021\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.50w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781982143350\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eChris Wallace is an anchor for CNN and host of \u003ci\u003eWho's Talking to Chris Wallace?\u003c\/i\u003e, a wide-ranging interview program on Max. Prior to CNN, Wallace was the anchor of \u003ci\u003eFox News Sunday\u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eCountdown Bin Laden: The Untold Story of the 247-Day Hunt to Bring the Mastermind of 9\/11 to Justice\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCountdown 1945: The Extraordinary Story of the Atomic Bomb and the 116 Days That Changed the World\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMitch 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.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Chris Wallace \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":47566635139229,"sku":"9781982143350","price":35.97,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_4f471ca3-6001-4278-a939-86981894076b.jpg?v=1768313804","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/countdown-1945-the-extraordinary-story-of-the-atomic-bomb-and-the-116-days-that-changed-the-world-9781982143350","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}