I've read a number of books about World War II. This ranks up there with "Hiroshima" and "The Longest Day.".You know what's going to happen, but the countdown to the test in New Mexico and, three weeks later, the drop on Hiroshima, makes your heart pound.You think of all the individuals killed, and all those not killed, because the bomb was dropped. You think of those in Hiroshima who found their children turned into charcoal. You think of the American children whose fathers came home. Is the life of an American serviceman more important than that of a Japanese child? You're glad you didn't have to make the decision.This is a wonderful, horrible, human story.