hiroshima-shi

Describes the development of the atomic bomb in the first half of the twentieth century, and discusses the decision by the United States to drop the first atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima in 1945 in an effort to bring World War II to an end.

Nineteen autobiographical accounts of women from the Hiroshima area who lost husbands in the nuclear attack.

Traces the development of the atomic bomb and how the decision was made to drop it on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. Also discusses the aftermath of that event and its implications for the future of the world.