About the Book: The Hiroshima Men offers a compelling, deeply human account of the events that led to the atomic bombing of Hiroshima on 6 August 1945. Combining history, science and personal experiences, it traces the development of nuclear weapons through the Manhattan Project and the Second World War. Through figures including General Leslie Groves, Robert Oppenheimer, Paul Tibbets, Hiroshima mayor Senkichi Awaya and journalist John Hersey, MacGregor explores the bombing and its devastating aftermath. Incorporating Japanese perspectives often absent from Western histories, this gripping narrative examines war, nuclear technology, radiation, destruction and the lasting meaning of Hiroshima.