On a side note, I love when my nonfiction reads start fitting neatly into venn diagrams and Fallout in particular had many overlapping subtopics with another recent book that I’ve been raving about, How to Hide an Empire. The accounts from the Japanese civilians during and after the bombing, specifically with what they witnessed and what they had to do to survive the aftermath was truly terrifying, especially when visualizing this happening to one’s hometown. While I wasn’t surprised by the cover up, the story that Hersey unveils was horrifying in both the misinformation and the human toll in the bombed areas. Relying heavily on polls covering a variety of topics throughout Fallout, the reader was able gauge the shifting moods and opinions of the American public pre and post war as new information came to light. Blume set the stage early in this read regarding the state of the War both abroad and at home, as well as the relationship the media had with the military during this time of conflict. This story is centered around the American reporter, John Hersey who exposed this cover up and the great lengths he and other journalists went through to get this story out to the wider public. NPR yet again recommends an intriguing read in Fallout, which highlights the United States’ involvement in attempting to cover up the true damage of the atom bombs that were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
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