This is quite possibly the greatest historical account I've ever encountered, told through the voices of those who experienced it firsthand, presenting every perspective of the story. May God protect us if humanity ever chooses to unleash such horrifying weapons again. Garrett M. Graff's "The Devil Reached Toward the Sky: An Oral History of the Atomic Bomb" is essential reading for anyone interested in 20th-century history or looking for powerful non-fiction. A truly unforgettable and important ...

Garrett M. Graff's *The Devil Reached Toward the Sky: An Oral History of the Atomic Bomb* is the book that finally made the Manhattan Project accessible to me—a real-time sequence of decisions made by smart yet fallible people under desperate circumstances. My interest in this topic began a few years back while visiting my son at the University of Chicago. As part of the campus tour, I saw the sites where the first controlled nuclear reaction took place. Since then, I have tried reading earlier ...

Compelling, engaging, and thorough, Garrett M. Graff's oral history, *The Devil Reached Toward the Sky: An Oral History of the Atomic Bomb*, isn’t afraid to be as epic in scale as the part of history it is covering. There's a lot of the mundane in here, from deep-in-the-weeds science to minutiae about construction work and contractors, but it never once lost my attention. The unleashing of the atomic bombs is not a simple story, and it deserves a sense of grandeur to capture the devastation. Tha...

I feel sorry for anyone who thinks the US was justified in using the atomic bomb. Reading Garrett M. Graff's *The Devil Reached Toward the Sky: An Oral History of the Atomic Bomb* is a harrowing experience, and if it doesn't leave you questioning the morality of that decision, I don't know what will. This isn't just another history book; it's a collection of voices – the scientists, the pilots, the survivors – all telling their stories in their own words. Graff masterfully weaves these narrative...

5 stars.Garrett M. Graff has become an auto-read author for me. "The Devil Reached Toward the Sky: An Oral History of the Atomic Bomb" is the first oral history I’ve read from him, and I really enjoyed it. What I appreciated about this topic was all of the pieces it filled in – the genesis of the project, to all of the locations in the U.S. (not just Los Alamos) that assisted in the development of the bomb. The discussion about the B-29 and the WASPs was definitely up my alley. If you're looking...

After "Oppenheimer" dominated screens in 2023, many were reminded of that world-altering moment in August 1945 when the United States unleashed atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Now, the exceptionally talented journalist and historian Garrett Graff delivers what I believe is the definitive oral history of these weapons' creation and deployment in his book, *The Devil Reached Toward the Sky: An Oral History of the Atomic Bomb*. And let me tell you, it's absolutely gripping. Graff masterfull...

Garrett M. Graff's *The Devil Reached Toward the Sky: An Oral History of the Atomic Bomb* is absolutely fascinating. This oral history begins with the atom's discovery and reaches its devastating climax with the destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. It's a potent mix of genius, ingenuity, bravery, and sheer, unadulterated horror. Creating the ultimate weapon of mass destruction was arguably one of history's best-kept secrets. We hear directly from the brilliant scientists who pioneered the the...

Garrett Graff's books consistently weave incredible narratives using firsthand accounts and in-depth research. Since I already loved reading about the Manhattan Project, I knew "The Devil Reached Toward the Sky: An Oral History of the Atomic Bomb" would be right up my alley. Clocking in at 500 pages, it didn't feel like a chore at all; I flew through it despite its length and density. It meticulously covers every aspect of the project and its key figures, and the epilogue detailing the devastati...

Objectively speaking, "The Devil Reached Toward the Sky: An Oral History of the Atomic Bomb" is fantastic, but be prepared for a hefty dose of science. I definitely had to push myself through some of the technical bits, but I'm incredibly happy I stuck with it. If you're looking for in-depth history books or atomic bomb history, this is a must-read.

I can't even tell you how quickly I pre-ordered "The Devil Reached Toward the Sky: An Oral History of the Atomic Bomb." Every book and oral history by Garrett M. Graff has been a straight-up ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ read for me. If you're looking for compelling history books, especially well-researched oral histories, Graff is your guy!