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To Hell and Back

The Last Train from Hiroshima

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To Hell and Back

By: Charles Pellegrino
Narrated by: David Colacci
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To Hell and Back offers listeners 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.

At the narrative's core are eyewitness accounts of those who experienced the atomic explosions firsthand - the Japanese civilians on the ground. As the first city targeted, Hiroshima is the focus of most histories. Pellegrino gives equal weight to the bombing of Nagasaki, symbolized by the 30 people who are known to have fled Hiroshima for Nagasaki - where they arrived just in time to survive the second bomb. One of them, Tsutomu Yamaguchi, is the only person who experienced the full effects of both cataclysms within Ground Zero. The second time, the blast effects were diverted around the stairwell behind which Yamaguchi's office conference was convened - placing him and few others in a shock cocoon that offered protection while the entire building disappeared around them.

Pellegrino weaves spellbinding stories together within a narrative that challenges the "official report", showing exactly what happened in Hiroshima and Nagasaki - and why.

©2015 Rowman & Littlefield (P)2020 Tantor Asia Japan Military Nuclear Warfare Wars & Conflicts Weapons & Warfare World War II Survival Scary Thought-Provoking Inspiring Imperial Japan
Powerful Historical Account • Compassionate Storytelling • Superb Narration • Vivid Personal Stories • Clinical Precision
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Intensely graphic! Sobering!

This is a gripping story of how people are impacted by nuclear war. Pellegrino gives you all of the details! Warning, his writing is intellectually graphic in a way the reader can feel the pain of the victims and survivors!

Powerful Account of Nuclear War

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i understand how it was written, but sometimes itndoesnget a small bit repetitive, when it circles back. but overall, still 5/5!

the amount of detail inthe field is second to nothing i have ever read before.

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The author vividly paints an accurate portrayal of the people in the cities. Big fan.

Really liked it.

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A nanosecond by nanosecond account of the affects of the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, with horrifying details of both the killed and the surviving. Riveting yet difficult to get through because of its subject matter. I highly recommend this book.

Haunting

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Overall, emotional . Brings whole different world to light. Comes full circle on today's world!

Emotional, must read!

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Nyocodo, not sure how to spell this in Japanese, “do unto others as you would have them do unto you,”show kindness.

Never again

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I like learning about the terrible effects of being at ground zero, along with wonderful miracles

the detailed history

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I read this hoping to find interesting morbid details because things like that, serial killers, and dark history is my interest. I certaintly got a lot of gory details and stories, but I also got much, much more. The most important thing I got from this book is a new appreciation for the power of mercy, forgiveness, and the human condition. I can see myself refer back to this book to help me become a better Christian. That is more than I bargained for.

More Than I Bargained For, In A Good Way

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the reader at first was a little off putting, but by the end nobody could of done a better job, though monotone it made the more horrific parts more horrifying then someone who has a less monotone voice. Do not listen if you squeamishness it details the horror of witnesses of the bombs horrible aftermath, and what happened to them after the Japanese government surrendered. Though I wished that they had a insert of certain scientific description, like for example fire tornadoes then fire snakes because I tried to see if it was a definition for something else, and just came to my own conclusion that they were seeing fire tornadoes. However with other things that happened, after and during there probably isn't enough studies to actually have a name for them, or the author decided to steer away from that, to shorten the book with how long it is, and I'll have to find a different book to detail the more scientific aspects of what happened instead of witness statements. but otherwise a good listen though heartbreaking for what happened to all the people because of their government.

Heartbreaking

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A soul touching account of what happened before, during, and after the atomic bombings. All World Leaders and Milatary Commanders should be required to read this upon taking office.

A Must Read!!

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