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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Hiroshima Hiroshima Michael Burgan "Provides comprehensive information on the Manhattan Project, the bombing of Hiroshima, and its legacy"--Provided by the publisher. OL15037036W
Japan, 1945 Japan, 1945 Clayton K. S. Chun "In this 200th Campaign series title Clayton Chun examines the final stages of World War II as the Allies debated how to bring about the surrender of Japan. Chun not only describes the actual events … OL16919984W
Hiroshima in history Hiroshima in history Robert James Maddox "Analysis of Truman's decision to use nuclear arms against Japan through essays written by military and diplomatic historians"--Provided by publisher. OL18752190W
Hiroshima, Nagasaki Hiroshima, Nagasaki Paul Ham In this harrowing history of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings, Paul Ham argues against the use of nuclear weapons, drawing on extensive research and hundreds of interviews to prove that the bombin… OL19663002W
Harry S. Truman and the bomb : a documentary history Harry S. Truman and the bomb : a documentary history Robert H. Ferrell Contains primary source material. OL19665465W
Before the Fall-Out Before the Fall-Out Diana Preston On December 26, 1898, Marie Curie announced the discovery of radium and observed that "radioactivity seems to be an atomic property." Some 47 years later, her startling insight was on full and horrif… OL2098736W
Hiroshima Hiroshima John Richard Hersey Describes the effect of the bombing of Hiroshima on six survivors of the atomic blast. OL2700123W
Hiroshi Sugimoto Hiroshi Sugimoto Thomas Kellein,Hiroshi Sugimoto A collection of photographs that pay homage to the work of photography pioneer William Henry Fox Talbot. Titled "Photogenic Drawing", these photographs were printed from paper negatives produced by T… OL2990722W
Enola Gay Enola Gay Thomas. Reconstructs the events culminating in the momentous flight of the B-29 Enola Gay which dropped the world's first atomic bomb on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. OL2999844W
Hiroshima in America Hiroshima in America Robert Jay Lifton,Greg Mitchell,Greg Mitchell,Robert Jay Lifton A study of the events surrounding the Hiroshima bombing focuses on its effects in America, considering the cover-up efforts by the government and linking the bombing to current insensitivities toward… OL31299W
Hiroshima and the atomic bomb Hiroshima and the atomic bomb Wallace B. Black Describes the events surrounding the decision to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the devastating destruction of these cities, and the eventual Japanese surrender and end of World War … OL3290160W
The decision to use the atomic bomb and the architecture of an American myth The decision to use the atomic bomb and the architecture of an American myth Gar Alperovitz One of the most controversial issues absorbing America today: Was it necessary to drop the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki? Fifty years after the fateful summer of 1945, we are still debating … OL3482807W
President Truman and the atomic bomb President Truman and the atomic bomb Michael O'Neal Discusses the events and decisions that led to the bombing of Hiroshima in 1945, particularly Truman's role as decision maker and initiator of the act. OL3488986W
The bombing of Hiroshima The bombing of Hiroshima John Malam Relates how scientists in several countries over a period of many years conducted research that ultimately led to the invention of the atomic bomb, which was then used against Japan in the hope of en… OL457004W
No high ground No high ground Fletcher Knebel An account of the planning that led to the creation of the atomic bomb and the effect it had on World War II. OL4961584W
The last mission The last mission Jim B. Smith,Jim Smith,Malcolm McConnell "How close did the Japanese come to not surrendering to Allied forces on August 15, 1945? The Last Mission explores this question through two previously neglected strands of late-World War II history… OL5956856W
Hiroshima Hiroshima John Richard Hersey The note below appeared in The New Yorker of August 31, 1946, as an introduction to John Hersey's article, Hiroshima: The NEW YORKER this week devotes its entire editorial space to an article on t… OL7986863W
Hiroshima Hiroshima Andrew J. Rotter The behind-the-scenes story of the first atomic bomb, the Hiroshima bomb. OL8626539W