Children of the Atomic Bomb: An American Physician's Memoir of Nagasaki, Hiroshima, and the Marshall Islands
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On August 9,1945, there was a a blinding, searing light, and the sky over Nagasaki became blacker than night as a layer of dust eclipsed the sun.

Nagasaki photographed from a U.S. bomber, August 9, 1945 a few minutes after the bombing. From documents returned to Japan by the United States.

Nagasaki photographed from a U.S. bomber, August 9, 1945 a few minutes after the bombing. From documents returned to Japan by the United States.


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