nagasaki-shi (japan)

Examines the use of the atomic bomb by the United States to end World War II, discussing the roles of Harry Truman, Robert Oppenheimer, Leslie Groves, the Enola Gay, and the U.S.S. Indianapolis.

Discusses various topics connected to the production of the atom bomb, including the development of nuclear energy, work on atomic weapons at the Los Alamos and other sites, and the decision to use the first atomic bomb during World War II.

Describes the causes and horrible effects of the 1945 bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

Discusses the planning for and the aftermath of the American use of the atomic bomb which destroyed two Japanese cities in August 1945.

Contains twenty essays in which various authors examine issues related to the atom bomb, discussing its development, the decision to drop the bomb on Japan, the aftermath of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and America in the Cold War; with evaluations of the bomb by scientists.

Presents eyewitness accounts on the aftermath of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki in August 1945, the liberation of Allied prisoner of war camps, and the attempt by Douglas MacArthur to censor all correspondence from the area.