nagasaki-shi (japan)

In August 1945, the world was transformed in the blink of an eye when American forces dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and then Nagasaki. The destruction was unprecedented and the bombings precipitated the end of World War II. Contains archival footage and stunning photography. Interviews are from both Japanese survivors and the Americans who believed that their involvement would help end a brutal conflict.

"Shares the true story of a young girl who survived the atomic bomb and chronicles her long journey to find peace."--Publisher.

"Six-year-old Sachiko and her family suffered greatly after the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, and in the years that followed, the miraculous survival of a ceramic bowl became a key part of Sachiko's journey toward peace"--Provided by publisher.

"Six-year-old Sachiko and her family suffered greatly after the atomic bombing of Nagasaki, and in the years that followed, the miraculous survival of a ceramic bowl became a key part of Sachiko's journey toward peace"--Provided by the publisher.

Describes the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the events leading up to the bombings, and the aftermath.

Provides an overview of the atomic bomb attacks on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by the United States that brought an end to World War II in the Pacific.

Hoping to finally end World War II the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima Japan on August 6 1945. Three days later the U.S. dropped another massive bomb on Nagasaki Japan. The result was total devastation. Within seconds of the blasts more than 120 000 men women and children died. Thousands more would die from radiation sickness in the months to come. The war was over but the ongoing fear of nuclear destruction had begun.

Tells the true story of six'year'old Sachiko Yasui's miraculous survival of the Nagasaki atomic bomb on August 9, 1945 and the heartbreaking and lifelong aftermath.

Details the events leading up to and after the bombing of the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan at the end of World War II, and provides a history of these cities and their environs.

August 5, 1942, began like any other day for six-year-old Sachiko. Her country was at war, she didn't have enough to eat. At 11:01 a.m., she was playing outdoors with four other children. Moments later, those children were all dead. An atomic bomb had exploded just half a mile away.