What could it have been like to press the switch that dropped the
world's first atomic bomb? What might have been going through the
head of the All-American young man who had that responsibility on
the Enola Gay? Complete with interviews with people like Colonel
Paul Tibbets and those who knew Curtis LeMay and Tokyo Rose, this
re-creation tells of the entire six hours that the mission took,
from take-off at Tinian to that awesome moment over Hiroshima.
From an interview with Dr. Theodore McCluskey S.J.:
"I try to imagine being in his front seat position. Can you
imagine putting anyone into that position? Making any human being
responsible for that? Such power over death and life? No wonder he
was mixed up. No wonder he wanted to think up a plan B, or, how did
he put it?-to try to reshuffle the cards. I can understand why you
and he would want to imagine things differently. Imagination is
needed if we are going to see other possibilities in time of
war."
General
| Imprint: |
Iuniverse, Inc.
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
November 2009 |
| First published: |
November 2009 |
| Authors: |
Borsch Frederick Borsch
|
| Dimensions: |
216 x 140 x 15mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
| Pages: |
268 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-1-4401-7021-8 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Genre fiction >
Historical fiction
|
| LSN: |
1-4401-7021-5 |
| Barcode: |
9781440170218 |
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