Review of  Fallout:  The Hiroshima Cover-up and the Reporter Who Revealed It to the World In this crisply-written, well-researched book, Lesley Blume, a journalist and biographer, tells the fascinating story of the background to John Hersey’s pathbreaking article, “Hiroshima,” and of its extraordinary impact upon the world. In 1945, although only 30 years of age, … Continue reading How John Hersey Blew the Whistle on the Reality of Nuclear War