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    Hiroshima Diary: The Journal of a Japanese Physician, August 6-September 30, 1945
    Hiroshima Diary: The Journal of a Japanese Physician, August 6-September 30, 1945
    Hiroshima Diary: The Journal of a Japanese Physician, August 6-September 30, 1945
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    Hiroshima Diary: The Journal of a Japanese Physician, August 6-September 30, 1945

    Written by Michihiko Hachiya, MD

    Narrated by Robertson Dean

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    About this audiobook

    The late Dr. Michihiko Hachiya was director of the Hiroshima Communications Hospital when the world's first atomic bomb was dropped on the city. Though his responsibilities in the appalling chaos of a devastated city were awesome, he found time to record the story daily, with compassion and tenderness.

    Dr. Hachiya's compelling diary was originally published by the UNC Press in 1955, with the help of Dr. Warner Wells of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, who was a surgical consultant to the Atomic Bomb Casualty Commission and who became a friend of Dr. Hachiya. In a new foreword, John Dower reflects on the enduring importance of the diary fifty years after the bombing.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    Release dateNov 26, 2014
    ISBN9781494576653
    Hiroshima Diary: The Journal of a Japanese Physician, August 6-September 30, 1945

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    • 5/5
      the author brought his memories back to startlingly vivid light. I was captivated! Amazing
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      A touching amazing narrative about life on the ground from when the atom bomb hit Hiroshima, up until the beginning of the American occupation. Many many heartbreaking details aren’t held back at all. The doctor and his team at a hospital not far from the hypocenter of the bomb worked tirelessly and compassionately through a terrible time. The doctor managed to get his spirits up through little victories in a most dire situation. He also manages to piece together what the mystery illness is, which turns out to be radiation sickness. This book is highly recommended!