内容简介
WhenthefirstatomicbombwasdroppedonHiroshimainAugust1945,killing100,000men,womenandchildren,anewerainhumanhistoryopened.Writtenonlyayearafterthedisaster,JohnHerseybroughttheeventvividlyalivewiththisheartrendingaccountofsixmenandwomenwhosurviveddespitealltheodds.Afurtherchapterwasaddedwhen,fortyyearslater,hereturnedtoHiroshimatodiscoverhowthesamesixpeoplehadstruggledtocopewithcatastropheandwithoftencripplingdisease.Theresultisadevastatingpictureofthelong-termeffectsofonebomb.