Washington DC: Brassey's, 1995. First printing [stated]. Hardcover. Format is approximately 8.75 inches by 11 inches. xiii, [3], 175, [1] pages. Illustrations. Maps. Chronology. Selected Bibliography. Photo Credits. Index. Minor DJ wear. As the fiftieth anniversary of the end of World War II drew to a close, the controversy still rages. On one side are those who believe the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were necessary. Had the war continued and a planned invasion of the Japanese islands been carried out, they argue, there would have been at least a million American - and Japanese - casualties. On the other side are those who focus on the devastation and human loss caused by the bombs. Rain of Ruin is the first comprehensive photographic record of the bombings. The team of Donald Goldstein, Katherine Dillon, and Michael Wenger have created another WWII classic in their selection of over four hundred photographs of U.S. preparations for the attack and of the two cities and their people before, during, and after those fateful days. This photographic history of Hiroshima and Nagasaki provides the first comprehensive photographic record of the bombings and their aftermath, presenting a history of the two cities before and after the bombs drop and also including photos of American and Japanese politicians and military men involved in the bombing. The authors have gathered together over 400 photographs of the two cities and their people, before and after those fateful days. As the 50th anniversaries of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki drew near, this book profiled the two cities and their people, before and after those fateful days. More

New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1981. First Printing. 873, illus., maps, appendices, biblio., index, small tears to DJ, very good condition except large erased area to frontis. More

New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1982. First Printing. 469, illus., maps, appendix, notes, chronology, bibliography, index, slight soiling to rear DJ. More

Harmondsworth, Middlesex: Penguin Books, 1983. 469, illus., maps, appendix, notes, chronology, bibliography, index, pages have darkened, some soiling to covers. More

New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1982. First Printing. 469, illus., maps, appendix, notes, chronology, bibliography, index, few library markings, spine creased. More