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Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin – American Prometheus – Basis for the movie ‘Oppenheimer’ – First Edition 2005 – With Photo of Bockscar, SIGNED by the co-pilot who dropped the bomb on Nagasaki
£875.00
A first edition, first printing published by Knopf in 2005. A near fine book without inscriptions (small sticker to the front endpaper) in a near fine wrapper with a couple of the corners rubbed. The basis for the Oscar winning film, ‘Oppenheimer’. Accompanied by an original photograph titled ‘The Bomb that ended World War Two – Nagasaki, Japan – August 9, 1945 – it is SIGNED by the co-pilot, ‘Fred J Olivi, co-pilot on Bockscar’.
On 9 August 1945, the B-29 ‘Bockscar’, commanded by Major Charles Sweeney, carried the plutonium implosion bomb “Fat Man” toward its primary target, Kokura. Heavy smoke and cloud cover obscured the city after multiple passes, forcing the crew to divert to the secondary target, Nagasaki. At 11:02 a.m., the bomb detonated over the Urakami Valley with immense force, destroying much of the area and causing tens of thousands of deaths. The difficult mission, fuel shortages, and weather added to its complexity. The devastation contributed to Japan’s decision to surrender, effectively ending World War II.
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A first edition, first printing published by Knopf in 2005. A near fine book without inscriptions (small sticker to the front endpaper) in a near fine wrapper with a couple of the corners rubbed. The basis for the Oscar winning film, ‘Oppenheimer’. Accompanied by an original photograph titled ‘The Bomb that ended World War Two – Nagasaki, Japan – August 9, 1945 – it is SIGNED by the co-pilot, ‘Fred J Olivi, co-pilot on Bockscar’.
On 9 August 1945, the B-29 ‘Bockscar’, commanded by Major Charles Sweeney, carried the plutonium implosion bomb “Fat Man” toward its primary target, Kokura. Heavy smoke and cloud cover obscured the city after multiple passes, forcing the crew to divert to the secondary target, Nagasaki. At 11:02 a.m., the bomb detonated over the Urakami Valley with immense force, destroying much of the area and causing tens of thousands of deaths. The difficult mission, fuel shortages, and weather added to its complexity. The devastation contributed to Japan’s decision to surrender, effectively ending World War II.
