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Fallout: The Hiroshima Cover-up and the Reporter Who Revealed It to the World
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Author:
Lesley M.M. Blume
Publisher:
Simon Schuster
Date:
August 4, 2020
Blume reveals how one courageous American reporter uncovered one of the deadliest cover-ups of the 20th centuryâthe true effects of the atom bombâpotentially saving millions of lives.
What The Reviewers Say
... tightly focused.
Blume condenses a lot of military, government, and behind the scenes news business history over this most momentous event in world history. It is a brilliantly conceived and impeccably researched book.
Blume’s meticulously researched tale of the lengths to which a government will go to keep the truth from reaching its citizens might be exactly what everyone should be reading at this deeply worrisome juncture.
As a history lover, I find that Fallout gives powerful insights into the way that a government can weave a story to justify the actions it takes, and also into the fearless reporting about what really happened in Hiroshima. Blume’s tireless reporting gives important context to an understudied slice of U.S. history..
