Hiroshima and Nagasaki: The Physical, Medical, and Social Effects Of The Atomic Bombings (1981) By Committee For The Compilation Of Materials on Damage Caused By The Atomic Bomb
 
 Filled with black and white diagrams and photographs of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
 
Written 36 years after the event, here is the definitive scientific report on the only experience to date with nuclear warfare. The short- and the long-range effects of the most portentous and terrifying event of the 20th century. Compiled by Japanese authorities, it combines physical, psychological and social consequences of the two events.
 
An assessment of the permanent impact of the atomic bombs in terms of chronic disease (especially cancers), genetic and chromosomal damage, and social disorganization (family disruption, crime, suicide, and mental illness).
 
Part I addresses the Physical Aspects of Destruction
Part II addresses Injury to the Human Body
Part III addresses The Impact on Society and Daily Life
Part IV is entitled Toward the Abolition of Nuclear Arms.
 
"Hiroshima and Nagasaki is the most complete account we have of the overall human effects of the two atomic bombings. It is a book of profound historical significance. It has been painstakingly compiled by Japanese authorities in completely understandable form, and succeeds in coordinating physical, psychological, and social consequences of the two events. We gain an accurate, disturbing, sobering picture of the extraordinary radius of death, suffering and destruction, resulting from the use of the first 'tiny' nuclear weapon.
 
Hard Cover With Dust Jacket
706 Pages
In Good condition