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War's End
- An Eyewitness Account of America's Last Atomic Mission
- Narrated by: Eric Jason Martin
- Length: 9 hrs and 10 mins
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Summary
On August 9, 1945, on the tiny island of Tinian in the South Pacific, a 25-year-old American Army Air Corps major named Charles W. Sweeney climbed aboard a B-29 Superfortress in command of his first combat mission, one devised specifically to bring a long and terrible war to a necessary conclusion....
The last military officer to command an atomic mission, Maj. Gen. Charles W. Sweeney has the unique distinction of having been an integral part of both the Hiroshima and the Nagasaki bombing runs. Now updated with a new epilogue from the coauthor, Sweeney's book is an extraordinary chronicle of the months of careful planning and training; the setbacks, secrecy, and snafus; and the nerve-shattering final seconds and the astonishing aftermath of what is arguably the most significant single event in modern history: the employment of an atomic weapon during wartime.
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- RuthieRavie
- 18-09-23
Really interesting read
Very interesting to read what the pilot thought and how he arrived to the point of dropping one of the bombs.
This is a book to be kept for future generations to read - to be able to understand what was done and why - whether agreeable with it or not - it happened and it changed our world
Very interesting and informative. Factual without drama.
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- tfdodo
- 09-05-24
straight talking and well paced
very readable. many insider details and insight into a contemporary view. a good read and thoroughly enjoyable.
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- Brian Russell
- 08-07-23
A fascinating in site
Wooh……… what an education, going behind the scenes of the two atomic weapons dropped on Japan. A poignant tale of just what it was like along with his Christian believes and doubts.
Everyone could gain something from this book, throughly recommended
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- Joel
- 25-04-22
incredible
A perspective that needed to be recorded for future generations. An incredible journey and story
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- James B
- 25-04-24
first hand account of the Nagasaki bombing
great narration and a detailed story. well worth a listen, even if you know the subject well.
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