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1) Hiroshima
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On August 6, 1945, Hiroshima was destroyed by the first atom bomb ever dropped on a city. This book, John Hersey's journalistic masterpiece, tells what happened on that day. Told through the memories of survivors, this timeless, powerful and compassionate document has become a classic "that stirs the conscience of humanity" (The New York Times). Almost four decades after the original publication of this celebrated book, John Hersey went back to Hiroshima...
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"Millions have vanished ... War has erupted around the globe ... Cities have been ransacked and overrunwith lawlessness ... Yet this is only the beginning of the chaos that is to come. Emma Grady has seen civilization collapse and New York gutted by nuclear attack. Amidst this international crisis, she and her growing family of outcasts must unravel the meaning of these strange and horrifying events, even as they struggle to survive. On the other...
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In August 1945, the world was transformed in the blink of an eye when American forces dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and then Nagasaki. The destruction was unprecedented and the bombings precipitated the end of World War II. Contains archival footage and stunning photography. Interviews are from both Japanese survivors and the Americans who believed that their involvement would help end a brutal conflict.
5) Godzilla
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The enormous monster descends upon New York, and it's up to the Army and an odd team of investigators to unravel the mystery behind the incredible creature before it's too late.
6) Godzilla
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Nuclear testing resurrects Godzilla and it's up to a select group of people to stop him before he completely destroys New York City and perhaps the world.
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"True to its title, 'Post-Apocalypto' finds Tenacious D thrust into a world of complete and utter destruction following the drop of an atomic bomb. Surviving the attack in classic cinematic fashion (a good old imperishable 1950s refrigerator), the duo quickly learn that new forms of evil have spawned from the blast. One thing becomes apparent - for humanity to prevail, Tenacious D must save the world. With unimaginable twists and turns, an insane...
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This "is the story of six people--a clerk, a widowed seamstress, a physician, a Methodist minister, a young surgeon, and a German Catholic priest--who lived through the greatest single man made disaster in history ... Hersey traces the stories of these half-dozen individuals from 8:15 AM on August 6, 1945, when Hiroshima was destroyed by the first atomic bomb ever dropped on a city, through the hours and days that followed"--Back cover.
12) Atomic war bride
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Atomic war bride is the cut, pan-and-scanned & dubbed version of the Yugoslavian film Rat (War); A young couple's wedding is interrupted by an air raid as their unnamed country goes to war, and they decide to go to the President and plead for peace as their leader announces an atomic strike against their enemy.
This is not a test had a limited release in 1961. An atomic war has started, cities are emptying under martial law and a local sheriff gets...
17) Hiroshima
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Ensayo). Crónica volume 219
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This book is an account of the ruin of a city and the wreck of human lives by one atomic bomb. The report focuses on six individuals who survived in that city.