The devil reached toward the sky: an oral history of the making & unleashing of the atomic bomb
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"On the 80th anniversary of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings, the Pulitzer Prize finalist whose work is 'oral history at its finest' (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) delivers an epic narrative of the atomic bomb's creation and deployment, woven from the voices of hundreds of scientists, generals, soldiers, and civilians. ... Drawing from dozens of oral history archives and hundreds of books, reports, letters, diaries, and transcripts from across the US, Japan, and Europe, Graff masterfully blends the memories and perspectives from the known and unknown--key figures like J. Robert Oppenheimer, General Leslie Groves, and President Truman; the crews of the B-29 bombers; and the haunting stories of the Hibakusha--the 'bomb-affected people.' Both a testament to human ingenuity and resilience and a compelling drama told by the participants who lived it, The Devil Reached Toward the Sky is a singular, profound, and searing book about the inception of our most powerful weapon and its haunting legacy"--
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Graff, G. M. (2025). The devil reached toward the sky: an oral history of the making & unleashing of the atomic bomb. First Avid Reader Press hardcover edition. Avid Reader Press, an imprint of Simon & Schuster LLC.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Graff, Garrett M., 1981-. 2025. The Devil Reached Toward the Sky: An Oral History of the Making & Unleashing of the Atomic Bomb. Avid Reader Press, an imprint of Simon & Schuster LLC.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Graff, Garrett M., 1981-, The Devil Reached Toward the Sky: An Oral History of the Making & Unleashing of the Atomic Bomb. Avid Reader Press, an imprint of Simon & Schuster LLC, 2025.
MLA Citation (style guide)Graff, Garrett M. The Devil Reached Toward the Sky: An Oral History of the Making & Unleashing of the Atomic Bomb. First Avid Reader Press hardcover edition. Avid Reader Press, an imprint of Simon & Schuster LLC, 2025.
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