To Hell and Back - The Last Train From Hiroshima

Informationen zum Autor Charles Pellegrino is the author of numerous books, including the New York Times bestseller Her Name, Titanic and Ghosts of the Titanic. His research includes work in paleobiology, nuclear propulsion systems for space exploration, and forensic archaeology at sites ranging from Pompeii and the Titanic to the World Trade Center. He serves as a scientific consultant to James Cameron for both his Titanic expeditions and his ongoing Avatar film series. Klappentext This book offers readers a stunning, "you are there" time capsule. Pellegrino's scientific authority and relationship with the A-bomb survivors make his account the most gripping and authoritative ever written. An enhanced e-book version is available containing never-before-seen video clips of the survivors, their descendants, and the cities.To Hell and Back offers readers a stunning, "you are there" time capsule, wrapped in elegant prose. Charles Pellegrino's scientific authority and close relationship with the A-bomb survivors make his account the most gripping and authoritative ever written. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Foreword Chapter 1: The Killing Star Chapter 2: Gojira's Egg Chapter 3: Setsuko Chapter 4: And the Rest Were Neutrinos Chapter 5: The Crazy Iris Chapter 6: Kaiten and the Faithful Elephants Chapter 7: A Vapor in the Heavens Chapter 8: ThreadsChapter 9: Testament Chapter 10: Legacy: To Fold a Thousand Paper Cranes Acknowledgments Notes Index About the Author

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Pellegrino, Charles Pellegrino, Pellegrino Charles
• Editore: Rowman and Littlefield
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 06.10.2015
• EAN: 9781442250581
• ISBN: 978-1-4422-5058-1
• Pagine: 432
• Serie: Asia/Pacific/Perspectives
• Categorie: Libri scolastici > Didattica > Formazione professionale; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > XX° secolo (fino al 1945); Japan, HISTORY / Military / General, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, HISTORY / Asia / Japan, Second World War, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Asian History, Modern warfare, c 1939 to c 1945 (including WW2), HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / General, atomic bomb;Hiroshima;Japan