Summary of the Book 'The Atomic Bombings Of Hiroshima And Nagasaki':
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Excerpts from the Book 'The Atomic Bombings Of Hiroshima And Nagasaki':
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... ACTUALLY EXIST. FARRELL AND HIS ORGANIZATION HAVE ALL AVAILABLE INFORMATION ON THIS SUBJECT.. General Farrell arrived in Yokohama on 30 August, ...
... should contain a large percentage of closely-built frame buildings and other construction that would be most susceptible to damage by blast and fire. B. ...
... reinforced concrete buildings were of a far stronger construction than is required by normal standards in America, because of the earthquake danger in ...
... for the target was completely obscured by smoke and haze. Three times we attempted bombing runs, but without success. Then with anti-aircraft fire ...
... 6,500 feet in Hiroshima, and to 8,000 feet in Nagasaki. Most Japanese homes were damaged up to 8,000 feet in Hiroshima and 10,500 feet in Nagasaki. The ...
... of roof and siding, but the frames were only partially injured. The next most seriously damaged area in Nagasaki lies outside the 2.9 square miles ...
... consumed many bodies. The number of total casualties has been estimated at various times since the bombings with wide discrepancies. The Manhattan ...
... greatest number of radiation injuries was probably due to the ultra-violet rays which have a wave length slightly shorter than visible light and which ...
... OF THE DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE ATOMIC BOMBS. The damage to man-made structures caused by the bombs was due to two distinct causes: first ...
... explosions, just as in ordinary cases, although the magnitude of the explosions and the fact that they occurred at a considerable height in the air ...
... is raised to a very high temperature while immediately beneath the surface very little rise in temperature occurs. The flash burning of the surface ...
... included fractures, lacerations, contusions, abrasions, and other effects to be expected from falling roofs, crumbling walls, flying debris and glass, ...
... accompanied these lesions. Eye injuries produced by the atomic bombings in both cities were the subject of special investigations. The usual types ...
... brilliant yellow light. As I make for the door, it doesn't occur to me that the light might have something to do with enemy planes. On the way from ...
... and to bury them in an open spot. Then the house is swept by flame, and they fight their way back to us along the shore of the river and through the ...
... them to the numerous wounded that lie all about. We distribute them to those that are nearby and also help ourselves. The wounded call for water ...
... enough, with the aid of Brother Nobuhara, to make his way home on foot. The way back takes us once again past the dead and wounded in Hakushima. Again ...
... acquaintances and the families of the refugees whom we had sheltered. Frequently, after the passage of several weeks, some one was found in a distant ...
... carefully revised by a Reverend gentleman who for some time filled the chair of Physics and Chemistry in one of our colleges. Anonymous : A List Of ...