atomic bomb

An introduction to the development and use of the atomic bombs that were dropped on the cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945; and a discussion of why Truman felt the bombs were necessary, arguments against their use, and the death and destruction caused by them.

This book looks at life as war waged in the Pacific from the multiple perspectives of soldiers, generals, nurses, politicians and civilians. If is a balanced and chronological examination of all sides and a look at a time and a culture through its fights, its art, its citizens and those not on the front lines.

This volume provides readers with a comprehensive examination of World War II.

Looks at the life and career of American scientist Robert Oppenheimer.

After months of seeking family members with the aunt she was visiting when Americans dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, in 1945, seven-year-old Hanako finally goes back to school and gets on with a life that leads, eventually, to her visiting Washington, D.C. and the church that provided them humanitarian aid. Based on first-hand accounts and interviews with survivors, and illustrated with paintings by Hiroshima children.

Examines the dropping of the atomic bombs, from three different perspectives.

Chronicles the forty-seven years between the discovery of radium by Marie Curie in 1898 and the bombing of Hiroshima in 1945, and presents a profile of the people who played a role in the development of atomic power including Albert Einstein, Ernest Rutherford, Werner Heisenberg, and other.