¡°A compelling and highly readable account of one of the most fateful decisions in American history. Like John Hersey in his book Hiroshima, Wallace and Weiss humanize events too often reduced to technical or diplomatic arcana by telling their story through the lives of individuals. . . . The book moves along at a rapid clip, with colorful anecdotes enlivening the narrative.¡±
-Gregg Herken, The Washington Post
¡°Brisk, naturally propulsive . . . But Countdown 1945 also reflects the rigor and fealty to facts that have distinguished Wallace.¡±
-Time
¡°Everyone knows the outcome, yet Wallace manages to make this carefully researched account of the months before Hiroshima read like a tense thriller.¡±
-Bethanne Patrick, The Washington Post
¡°Fox News Sunday host Wallace debuts with a propulsive account of the final months of WWII leading up to atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki . . . Wallace, with help from journalist Weiss, writes with verve and an eye for cinematic detail . . . This accessible, evenhanded account serves as an entertaining introduction to one of the most momentous decisions in world history.¡±
-Publishers Weekly
¡°Entertaining . . . Wallace describes a moment in history when both intense deliberation and decisive leadership were essential. . . . A brisk work of history that weaves together the various factions responsible for the deployment of the first nuclear bombs.¡±
-Kirkus Reviews
¡°There is no finer journalist in America today than Chris Wallace and no more dramatic story in American history than Truman¡¯s decision to drop the atomic bomb. Countdown 1945 moves at a breakneck pace and even though you know the ending, you can¡¯t put it down. This is the most exciting book I¡¯ve read all year.¡±
-Admiral William H. McRaven (U.S. Navy Retired), #1 New York Times bestselling author of Make Your Bed and Sea Stories