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The Bells of Nagasaki: A Physician's Eyewitness Account of the Atomic Bombing, the Loss of His Beloved, and a City's Unbreakable Spirit of Faith, Healing, and

The Bells of Nagasaki: A Physician's Eyewitness Account of the Atomic Bombing, the Loss of His Beloved, and a City's Unbreakable Spirit of Faith, Healing, and


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On August 9, 1945, the city of Nagasaki was consumed by fire, silence, and death as the second atomic bomb ever used in warfare detonated above it. From beneath the ashes and devastation, one man emerged-not only to survive but to bear witness. Dr. Takashi Nagai, a radiologist, professor, and devout Catholic, recorded the unimaginable horror and heartbreak he encountered in the days and months that followed. The Bells of Nagasaki is his powerful and haunting firsthand account-a book born from suffering, yet filled with compassion, clarity, and unyielding hope.Writing from a small hut built from bomb remnants near ground zero, Dr. Nagai chronicles the obliteration of his home in Urakami-the Catholic heart of Japan-and the death of his beloved wife, Midori. His account offers a unique convergence of science and faith, as he observes the physical destruction with a physician's eye and confronts the spiritual trauma with a believer's heart. From tending to the injured in makeshift hospitals to searching for the lost in the charred remains of his neighborhood, his reflections move beyond statistics and rubble, illuminating the human soul in its most tested state. This modern adaptation presents Dr. Nagai's original message in language accessible to 21st-century readers while preserving the solemnity, poetry, and moral depth of his words. The narrative blends personal memoir, medical documentation, and spiritual meditation, creating a portrait not only of atomic devastation but of redemption through remembrance. Each chapter is a step through horror, grief, grace, and ultimately, forgiveness. Part lament, part prayer, and part call to conscience, The Bells of Nagasaki is more than a story of war-it is a testimony to the enduring human spirit. It speaks to all who seek to understand the true cost of conflict and the enduring power of peace. In a world still shadowed by weapons of mass destruction, Dr. Nagai's voice remains as urgent and necessary as ever. For readers of history, theology, ethics, medicine, and peacemaking, this book is a vital record. It is a cry from the ashes, a bell tolling through time, calling each of us to remember-and never forget.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9798280078260
  • Publisher: Independently Published
  • Publisher Imprint: Independently Published
  • Height: 229 mm
  • No of Pages: 140
  • Spine Width: 8 mm
  • Weight: 249 gr
  • ISBN-10: 8280078266
  • Publisher Date: 15 Apr 2025
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: A Physician's Eyewitness Account of the Atomic Bombing, the Loss of His Beloved, and a City's Unbreakable Spirit of Faith, Healing, and
  • Width: 152 mm


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