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Beneath Two Atomic Suns

By Dianna Aubin

Beneath Two Atomic Suns

By Dianna Aubin

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On August 6, 1945, Tsutomu Yamaguchi stood beneath a blinding flash that erased the city of Hiroshima. Three days later, he lived through it again in Nagasaki.This is the true story of the only man officially recognized to have survived both atomic bombings; told not as legend, but as history.Beneath Two Atomic Suns traces Tsutomu Yamaguchi's life from his early years as a marine engineer to the moments that placed him at the center of the most destructive events in human history. Through careful research and eyewitness testimony, the book follows his survival, the long aftermath of radiation illness, decades of silence shaped by stigma and fear, and his eventual decision to speak out against nuclear weapons late in life.This biography goes beyond the moment of the explosions to explore what survival truly meant: rebuilding a family, enduring long-term health effects, and carrying memories the world was not always ready to hear. It places Yamaguchi's experience within the broader community of hibakusha and examines how Hiroshima and Nagasaki rebuilt without forgetting.For readers seeking to understand not just what happened in 1945; but what it did to the people who lived on; this is a witness the world cannot afford to forget.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
60
Release Date:
2026-01-20
Publication Date:
2026-01-20
Publisher:
Dianna Aubin
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN13:
9798232660871
Weight:
76 g
Height:
127 cm
Width:
203 cm
Thickness:
4 cm
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