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u/happybadger · 825 pointsr/todayilearned

It was a fucked up event. One account in John Hersey's Hiroshima, non-fiction mind you, was of a survivor who walked past an anti-aircraft battery. They had been watching the sky as the plane flew over. Not only did it shear their faces off, but their eyes had boiled and the liquefied remains were pouring down their cheeks. Still alive.

u/arrjayjee · 8 pointsr/AskHistorians

I'd like to take a moment to plug Hiroshima by John Hersey, which deals with first-hand accounts of survivors of Hiroshima. It does touch on reactions from the general populace but mostly follows a handful of survivors in the aftermath of the attack and what happened to them decades later. One of the best books I've read in recent years and a must for anybody remotely interested.

Sorry if this sort of thing isn't explicitly permitted but it's a great book I thought would be relevant to anyone interested in this question.

u/Domwashburn · 7 pointsr/todayilearned

Amazon is wonderful.

Hiroshima by John Hersey
http://www.amazon.com/dp/0679721037/ref=cm_sw_r_udp_awd_b7KUtb05ZJ0TB

u/mannoroth0913 · 7 pointsr/todayilearned

Another fantastic book that recounts stories of survivors is "Hiroshima" by John Hersey.

u/[deleted] · 6 pointsr/books

Hm, you might be interested in John Hersey's "Hiroshima." It was originally intended to be a magazine article detailing the horrors of the event, but it eventually made its way to become a freestanding piece.

Hersey was an American journalist, but the story deals with six Japanese citizens. It wasn't exactly "imprinted" by the attack, but it's a short enough read to be worth the while. It's interesting because it's non-fiction, but reads like a novel. I enjoyed it quite a bit. His writing is a bit sparse, but it does the trick.

u/DarthContinent · 3 pointsr/AskReddit

"Treatise on the Gods" by H. L. Mencken is great, studies religion and its origins and very matter-of-factly spells out how it has been used to obtain and maintain power over people. You might find a cheaper used copy on Half.com.

If you're into WW2 stuff, there's "Tigers In The Mud", a story about the war from a German Tiger tank commander's perspective. Similarly there's "Hiroshima", tells about the bomb and its devastation from some different peoples' perspectives.



u/lowflash · 3 pointsr/history

Pulitzer Prize winner John Hersey's Hiroshima is a gripping account of survirors of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima in the first year after the weapon's use. The first edition follows the survivors for the first year. A newer edition from 1985 covers the subjects in the ensuing decades.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hiroshima_(book)

Highly recommended!

u/science_diction · 2 pointsr/atheism

The last one isn't a "miracle" it's coincidence. There was a guy who was in Hiroshima hospital who just happened to duck down and tell himself to be brave when the bomb hit. The flames ripped the glasses off his face and burned the entire hallway, but he was unharmed due to DUMB LUCK. Was that a miracle? Is Buddha the real god now? Read the non-fiction account "Hiroshima" for more stories like that.

http://www.amazon.com/Hiroshima-John-Hersey/dp/0679721037/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1381494773&sr=8-1&keywords=hiroshima

As far as Fatima goes, there have been dancing plague epidemics in Europe and many other examples of mass psychosis due to water contamination / etc. There have also been laughing epedemics and PLENTY of people who mistake high up atmospheric phenomenon like red sprites for UFOs.

u/Bobalobatobamos · 2 pointsr/BetterEveryLoop

I'd say they should read this book, but you'd have to get them to actually read.

u/endymion32 · 2 pointsr/history

This, really, is what you want. Hiroshima by John Hersey. Yes, you can read it online for free; I recommend you buy it from Amazon for 8 dollars, because then you'll also get the fascinating Afterward.

This is a real classic of American journalism. You follow the lives of six people who were all living in Hiroshima at the time: what their lives were like just before the bombing; what they were like for the next few minutes, for that morning, that day, and the days afterwards. The hard copy comes with an Afterward: Hersey went back to Japan 40 years later to follow up on all six survivors.

Strongly recommended.

u/solyanik · 1 pointr/changemyview

I am sorry, but where do you even get your facts? Hiroshima was in fact chosen not for military (there were plenty of much bigger military targets), but because it was unbombed, and allowed to assess the impact on civilian population.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0679721037/palmerrothm00-20

Terrorists do not choose civilians because they are defenseless, but because in democratic societies they directly influence - and therefore are responsible for - policy. For instance, in Imperial Russia terrorist attacks were directed at Czar and his henchmen.

u/Nikkeh · 1 pointr/TheRedLion

Today I'm mainly working, but I'm really enjoying it lately so it's really not so much of a chore.

On the music front I'm really enjoying Olly Murs at the moment, it may be a bit wushu washy but it's super catchy and makes you smile

Reading wise I have almost (last 10 pages) finished Hiroshima by John Hersey and although it is obviously a bit grim, it's a fascinating read and I would definitely recommend it to you if you are at all interested in what happened to the people of Hiroshima after the bomb dropped. Once I've finished it I've got the entire Hitchikers collection by Douglas Adams to power through (sans the first one which I have already read)

As far as thoughts, I went good shopping yesterday and bought honey cured bacon on a whim (it was only 10p more in lidl) and holy crap! I was sceptical at first but the honey actually caramelised as I cooked it this morning and it is by far the greatest bacon I have ever had!

To answer your bonus question, I am with EE, from an old Orange contract, and although their phones and signal are alright, their customer service is shite! I have been double charges multiple times and have only been able to get a refund for one or two...

u/R3MY · 1 pointr/AskReddit

I have four. I believe they are books that everyone should read.


Invisible Man


To Kill a Mockingbird


Hiroshima


The Catcher in the Rye


Each one of these have changed the way I see the world. They all have amazing stories for the perspective of characters I normally would not have been able to identify with.

u/lolwatzki · 1 pointr/WritingPrompts

To OP: there is a book about first hand recollections of the bombings already written, in case you were not aware.

u/raffyoh · 1 pointr/AskReddit

I remember reading a book on it, i think it was this one http://www.amazon.com/Hiroshima-John-Hersey/dp/0679721037 but it was quite some time ago. I remember being really disturbed as a kid reading about it. I think this was probably around the age of 12 or so.