The Extraordinary Story Of The Atomic Bomb And The 116 Days That Changed The World

The bestselling book in the United States, described by The New York Times as “thrilling” and “compelling” (Time magazine), recounts the events leading up to the American attack on Hiroshima in a style “akin to a thriller” (The Washington Post),

written by veteran journalist and CNN anchor Chris Wallace, host of Max. April 12, 1945: After years of bloody conflict in Europe and the Pacific, America was rocked by the death of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. In an instant, Vice President Harry Truman,

sidelined from war planning and unaware of the top-secret Manhattan Project to develop the world’s first atomic bomb, found himself forced to take command of a nation at war on multiple continents and confront one of the most consequential decisions in history. Countdown 1945 tells a compelling true story of the tumultuous days, weeks, and months that followed, culminating in August 6, 1945, when Truman gave the order to drop the bomb on Hiroshima. In this book, Chris Wallace, veteran journalist,