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Hiroshima Diary: The Journal of a Japanese Physician, August 6-September 30, 1945 (Rev)
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 940.5425
EAN: 9780807845479
ISBN: 0807845477
Label: University of N. Carolina Press
Manufacturer: University of N. Carolina Press
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 268
Publication Date: January 01, 1995
Publisher: University of N. Carolina Press
Studio: University of N. Carolina Press
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Rating:  - An account of the bombing of Hiroshima.
This is an account from a Japanese physician. It is very interesting and I read it in one sitting from cover to cover. The author focuses on the medical aspect of what happened to the Japanese people in Hiroshima. Obviously, he was flying blind in trying to treat the people experiencing burns and radiation poisoning. He himself was terribly wounded by flying debris and glass, and spent a month recovering from his wounds. His anger at the Americans is quickly changed when he meets the concerned ... Read More
Rating:  - Artistic, insightful and brilliant. An amazing first hand account of the bombing!
In "Hiroshima Diary," Dr. Michihiko Hachiya recounts his experience as both a victim of the atomic bomb and a first-responder of aid.
Hachiya's account graphically depicts the confusing, terrible weeks that followed the atomic attack on Hiroshima. His matter-of -fact interpretation revels how little modern portrayals of the bombing compare with reality.
The destruction wrought upon the Japanese people at Hiroshima is not to be underestimated, however, Hachiya bares facts that today seem ... Read More
Rating: - Very moving account of the Hiroshima bombing
I read this book when I was in college, as a chemistry/chemical engineering major. As a young scientist, I was enamored of the sheer power contained with atoms, and was intrigued by atomic/nuclear weapons. My goal was to earn a PhD in nuclear engineering and to pursue a career at a National Laboratory such as Los Alamos or Sandia, where I hoped to work in the development of these sort of weapons.
This book changed my life. The personal accounts of the doctor in this book had a profound effect ... Read More
Rating: - How the Japanese overcome despair- educational and touching
This is an accurate and first-hand account of the bombing of Hiroshima as well as the Japanese attitude during World War II. Although medical in nature, I did not find this book at all overwhelming or too scientifically detailed. It was a quite easy read and allowed me to relate the Japanese citizens of this traumatic period.
More than a medical documentation, this was a dramatic tale of real people, real situations and real feelings. Surprisingly, it was not depressing and did not leave me riddled ... Read More
Rating: - Interesting first-hand account from survivor.
This book was written by a Japanese doctor who lived in Hiroshima at the time of the bombing. It was interesting reading an account from a survivor. Since it comes from a diary and not just memories, in the beginning the people were not even aware of the nature of the bomb. There is more of a technical medical nature than the average reader would prefer, but it's still worth the read. Most surprising to me was the attitude of the people once they knew what kind of bomb it was.
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