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Iain MacGregor
Inside the Days, Hours and Minutes Leading Up to the Hiroshima Bombing
Iain MacGregor on the Preparation and Aftershocks of the Attack That Marked the Beginning of the Nuclear Age
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Iain MacGregor
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Iain MacGregor on Discovering the Untold Stories of Stalingrad’s Citizens
“I always wish to get under the skin and discover the smell, the terror, the relief and the joy ordinary people felt.”
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Iain MacGregor
| November 30, 2022
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