"I praise Dr. Yamazaki for drawing international attention to the plight of children who are suffering as a direct result of atomic weapons. The nuclear weapons testing program in the Marshall Islands dramatically affected the health of the people, the environment, the economy, and the culture. I thank Dr. Yamazaki for helping to tell a story that most of the world has turned its back on for too long."--Wilfred I. Kendall, Ambassador to the United States of America, Republic of the Marshall Islands

Foreword / John W. Dower vii
Acknowledgments xi
Prologue xv
1. Nagasaki 1
2. Born in America 12
3. Pearl Harbor's Impact 21
4. Love and War in 1944 30
5. Homecoming and the Bomb 42
6. To Japan at Last 51
7. Getting Organized 59
8. The Thunderbolt 69
9. Expanding Research 76
10. Through Guileless Eyes 86
11. Lobbying and Researching 94
12. Emerging Answers 104
13. The Genetic Puzzle 118
14. Farewell in Hiroshima 126
"The Peacemaker" 145
Appendix 147
Glossary 149
Notes 161
References 169

James N. Yamazaki and Louis B. Fleming