Written as a countdown, Wallace and Weiss explore the American men behind World War II including Truman, Oppenheimer, Tibbets, and Stimson. Truman is stunned to learn about the Manhattan Project when he assumes the presidency, but quickly realizes he has a big decision to make. All the men involved wrestle with their morals and ethics.

Learning about World War II.

The author's writing style. It was easy to read and understand.

read more about Harry Truman and learn more about his life.

researched the book the well.

It tells the story of the atomic bomb and how the people involved wrestled with moral dilemmas.

Wallace and Weiss present an unbiased look at history. The book is easy to read, understand, and is suspenseful as they countdown the days to 6 AUG 1945. The personal stories of Ruth, Hideko, and Tibbets will tug on the reader's heartstrings. Truman seeks out as many opinions and thoughts as he can from the people around him regarding using the atomic bomb, so as to hear all sides before he comes to his own decision. We all know what happens, but we don't know how the people involved got there. An insightful book about a momentous decision. I didn't want to put it down.

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