The Atomic Bomb in 1945: A 116-Day Countdown

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Veteran journalist Chris Wallace, anchor of Fox Information Sunday, presents a captivating insider's look at the 116 days leading up to the American bombing of Hiroshima in 1945. Explore the gripping countdown to the historic atomic bomb event in "Countdown 1945."

On April 12, 1945, the world was stunned by the news of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's passing, amidst the ongoing bloody conflicts in Europe and the Pacific. Vice President Harry Truman, who had been kept out of crucial war plans and was unaware of the top-secret Manhattan Project to create the first atomic bomb, suddenly found himself thrust into leadership during a pivotal moment in history. "Countdown 1945" recounts the gripping true story of the tense days and weeks that followed, culminating in Truman's fateful decision on August 6, 1945, to authorize the bombing of Hiroshima with the world's first atomic bomb.

Join Chris Wallace, a seasoned journalist and the anchor of Fox Information Sunday, on a captivating journey in Countdown 1945. Delve into the minds of iconic personalities involved in the search for the atomic bomb in the crucial days of 1945. From the conflicted Albert Einstein to the determined pilot tasked with dropping the bomb, each character has a unique role in this historic tale. Explore the inner workings of lead researcher J. Robert “Oppie” Oppenheimer, alongside the covert Soviet spies who infiltrate his team, revealing a complex web of alliances and rivalries. Get ready for a gripping narrative that unveils the human drama behind one of the most pivotal moments in history.

Maybe most of all,
Countdown 1945 is the story of an untested new president confronting a choice that he is aware of will change the world ceaselessly. Truman’s journey throughout these 116 days is a narrative of excessive drama: from the shock of studying of the bomb’s existence, to the conflicting recommendation he receives from generals like Dwight D. Eisenhower and George Marshall, to wrestling with the devastating carnage that can consequence if he provides the order to make use of America’s first weapon of mass destruction.

However
Countdown 1945 is greater than a e-book in regards to the atomic bomb. It’s additionally an unforgettable account of the lives of peculiar American and Japanese civilians in wartime—from “Calutron Ladies” like Ruth Sisson in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, to ten-year-old Hiroshima resident Hideko Tamura, who survives the blast at floor zero however loses her mom and later immigrates to the US, the place she lives to this present day—in addition to American troopers combating within the Pacific, ready in worry for the order to launch a attainable invasion of Japan.

Advised with vigor, intelligence, and humanity,
Countdown 1945 is the definitive account of one of the important moments in historical past.