The Day the World Went Nuclear: Dropping the Atom Bomb and the End of World War II in the Pacific

by Bill O'Reilly

Book Overview

Autumn 1944. World War II is nearly over in Europe, but in the Pacific, American soldiers face an enemy who will not surrender, despite a massive and mounting death toll. Meanwhile, in Los Alamos, New Mexico, Dr. J. Robert Oppenheimer and his team of scientists are preparing to test the deadliest weapon known to mankind. Newly inaugurated president Harry Truman faces the most important political decision in history: whether to use that weapon. Adapted...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1250120330
• ISBN13: 9781250120335
• Release Date: June 2017
• Publisher: Henry Holt & Company
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 1.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.2" x 9.7"
• Age Range: 10 to 14 years
• Grade Range: Grades 5 to 9