Perhaps most of all, Countdown 1945 is the story of an untested new president confronting a decision that he knows will change the world forever. Featuring some of history’s most remarkable leaders, page-turning action, and vivid details, Countdown 1945 is a thrilling narrative of the covert meetings and pivotal developments that took place in the United States and around the world during the volatile spring and summer of 1945.Ĭountdown 1945 takes readers inside the minds of the iconic and elusive figures who join the quest for the bomb, each for different reasons: the legendary Albert Einstein, who eventually calls his vocal support for the atomic bomb “the one great mistake in my life” lead researcher Robert “Oppie” Oppenheimer and the Soviet spies who secretly infiltrate his team the fiercely competitive pilots of the plane selected to drop the bomb and many more.
Countdown 1945 tells the gripping true story of the turbulent days, weeks, and months to follow, leading up to August 6, 1945, when new President Harry Truman gives the order to unleash the world’s first atomic bomb.
From Chris Wallace, the veteran journalist and anchor of Fox News Sunday, comes an electrifying behind-the-scenes account of the secret meetings and events across the globe during the 116 days leading up to the world’s first use of the atomic bomb in wartime-the American attack on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945.Īpril 12, 1945: After years of bloody conflict in Europe and the Pacific, America is stunned by news of President Franklin D.
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