Warner, New York, August 1985, 1st pr thus.  ISBN 0-446-34006-5.  MMPB, 416 pages including Notes, Bibliography, Acknowledgments, Index, and Picture Credits.  Wraps show edge and cover wear, creases and reading creases, some scrapes and colour losses; binding sound with a slight skew.  Interior clean and unmarked with tanned pages; black & white photo section.  ‘Hiroshima.  “Day One” of the Atomic Age.  Who were the men and women who brought tragedy to thousands?  Could we have ended the war without the bomb?  Now, using fresh, never-before-published research, here is the full, incredibly dramatic account of the events and the people who led us to the bombing and its terrible aftermath.  It is a book lauded by the press and public figures including Senator Edward Kennedy, Norman Cousins, and Senator Mark Hatfield – and that confronts us with our own precarious future and the important issues that face us today.’ (from rear wrap)