by StephenWalker (Author)
August 6th, 1945, 9.15 a.m. Six miles above Hiroshima, the bombardier of the Enola Gay releases an atomic bomb into the freezing skies. Seconds later, the city is obliterated in a single, monumental blast of fire. The destruction is immediate and catastrophic, as if a small sun had suddenly exploded. Tens of thousands of people are instantly annihilated. In that moment, the world will never be the same again.
Combining a rich array of interviews with gripping storytelling, Stephen Walker's Shockwave presents an extraordinary and unforgettably moving portrait of one of the defining events of the twentieth century.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 368
Edition: New edition
Publisher: John Murray
Published: 22 May 2006
ISBN 10: 0719566266
ISBN 13: 9780719566264
Book Overview: The countdown to Hiroshima and its horrific aftermath seen through the eyes of eyewitnesses
Stephen Walker read Modern History at Oxford and went on to do a Master's degree at Harvard. He was a documentary maker for the BBC for twelve years and more recently for his own company, Walker George Films.
He has also directed TV drama, written films such as Death and the Maiden with Ariel Dorfmann, worked as a journalist and written a book, King of Cannes.