6th August 2025 marks 80 years since the bombing of Hiroshima, arguably the most significant event of WWII. Award winning writer, Iain MacGregors latest book, The Hiroshima Men tells the decade-long (1936-46) story of the race for the atomic bomb, through the eyes of four main participants (American and Japanese), the war across Europe and the Pacific, and ends when Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist and war journalist John Hersey breaks the story of what 'Little Boy' actually did to Hiroshima in his iconic article for The New Yorker magazine. 'I can think of no more important book for our time. Written with moral clarity, tremendous verve, and the ability of a truly great historian to render the immensity of a moment through the smaller voices as well as being faithful to the facts. I recommend this magisterial, haunting book to all generations.' Fergal Keane - Foreign Correspondent, BBC Iain has worked with bestselling historians such as Simon Schama, Alice Roberts and John Nicol as a successful editor, and on podcasts with The Imperial War Museum and R4s In Our Time series with Melvyn Bragg. He has been published in The Guardian, BBC History Magazine, The Spectator and The Washington Post. The Hiroshima Men is his fourth historical non-fiction book. The evening will feature a talk from Iain, an audience Q&A and a book signing afterwards. The Oundle Bookshop will be present with copies of Iain's books available for purchase.