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Michihiko Hachiya's Hiroshima Diary of the king naked

the morning of August 6, 1945, the B-29 bomber Enola Gay took off from the base of Tinian Island, Marianas archipelago, with a bomb on board to 'uranium, weighing four tons.
At 8:15 the bomb, known by the code name Little Boy was dropped at the center of the city of Hiroshima.
After 57 seconds of falling, predetermined height of 600 meters, the devices inside the bomb triggered a small explosion with a super-critical mass of 64 kg of uranium. Of those 64 kg, only 0.7 kg underwent nuclear fission and the mass of only 600 milligrams furono convertiti in energia.
La potenza distruttiva dell'ordigno bruciò qualsiasi cosa nel raggio di chilometri, l'onda d'urto rase al suolo gli edifici e radiazioni mortali colpirono tutti gli esseri viventi che si trovavano nei pressi dell'ipocentro. Si pensa che 70000 persone morirono sul colpo e altrettante nei giorni, nelle settimane e nei mesi seguenti, a causa delle ferite subite o delle radiazioni.

Al momento dell'esplosione, Michihiko Hachiya, direttore dell'Ospedale delle Comunicazioni di Hiroshima, si trovava nella sua casa, distante circa un chilometro e mezzo dall'ipocentro. Sopravvissuto al pikadon per miracolo, nudo e ferito, il dottor Hachiya si trascinò, he and his wife to the hospital, where he remained, first as a patient and then as a doctor for several weeks. Diary of Hiroshima, published in 1955, brings together the extraordinary story of this experience and represents a unique testimony of one of the most horrific events in human history. The narrative covers the period from August 6 to September 30, 1945.
"Suddenly I was blinded by a flash of light, followed immediately by another. Sometimes, an event, you recall the most minute details: I remember perfectly well that a stone lantern in the garden lit up with a glare, and I wondered if it was produced by a flash of magnesium, or rather the sparks of a passing tram.
The shadows of the garden disappeared. The scene, a moment before I had appeared so bright and cheerful sun, became dark, the objects became blurred. Among the clouds of dust I could barely make out a wooden column that had served to underpin a corner of the house. Now the column was twisted and the roof seemed on the verge of ruin. "

Written in a lucid and precise prose, the diary provides a look, day after day, the panorama of death and desolation in which they found themselves the city \u200b\u200band its people during and after the explosion of the bomb. The scientific mentality evident in the doctor's descrizione dei feriti, degli ustionati, degli uomini e delle donne investiti dall'esplosione o colpiti dalle radiazioni, senza omettere alcun particolare, nemmeno i più macabri.
E così ci appaiono davanti agli occhi uomini dal volto liquefatto, nudi, con la pelle che si stacca dai muscoli, che vagano ciechi per le strade della città ridotta in macerie, soffocata dagli incendi e avvolta in una notte prematura.
O i pazienti dell'ospedale, scampati all'esplosione, ma non all'effetto letale delle radiazioni: agonizzanti in un letto, soffocati dalle emorragie, con la pelle piagata e i capelli che cadono, mentre i medici assistono impotenti.
O le ombre di chi, dalla bomba, è stato ridotto in cenere. 

addition to the purely descriptive content, the journal also provides a human aspect is very important, consisting of reflections, feelings and personal notes of Dr. Hachiya. And so, through his words, look at the fate of a people defeated, humiliated and forced to surrender. We discover the baseness of some men and the courage and honor to others, even in the darkest hours rise as a beacon, animated by the purest sentiments. In particular the pages dedicated to the Emperor Hachiya sensei are very impressive: a faith unshakable, as is described in the story of the rescue of the imperial portrait, it is sometimes incomprehensible to us Westerners. Also affects the great respect shown to the enemy, especially after a tragic event like the bombing.

Ultimately Diary of Hiroshima, is a reading that cow, moving and thought-provoking. Surely it is one of the best books that I found both his hands in recent years. I recommend everyone read: August 6, 1945 is a date that should not be forgotten that some horrors must never happen again.


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