In 'Fallout,' Lesley M.M. Blume delves deep into the hush-hush maneuverings of the U.S. government following the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The narrative unfolds how, amidst the smoldering ruins and insidious propaganda, John Hersey, a journalist with The New Yorker, courageously worked to unearth the grim realities of nuclear devastation. With remarkable detail, Blume captures the journalistic intrigue, the intense secrecy within The New Yorker's editorial circle, and the world-altering impact of Hersey's exposé 'Hiroshima.' Commemorating 75 years since the dropping of the bomb, this book is testament to the power of truth to serve as a bulwark against the horrors of nuclear warfare and the potential for history to repeat itself.