hiroshima-shi (japan)

On the final night of World War II with Japan, Emperor Hirohito had already finished the Imperial Rescript of surrender when a band of Japanese rebels burst into the Imperial Palace, commanded by War Minister Anami's elite staff. They had plotted a massive coup that aimed to destroy the surrender papers and issue orders to continue the war. If this rebellion had succeeded, the military would have proceeded with large-scale kamikaze attacks on allied forces. Meanwhile B-29B crewmen had received urgent orders to begin a bombing mission over Japan's sole remaining oil refinery north of Tokyo. The mission was successfully completed. A few hours later the emperor announced Japan's surrender over Japanese airwaves.

Provides an account of the three weeks leading up to the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, in 1945 as experienced by American servicemen, Japanese soldiers and civilians, and scientists who worked on the Manhattan Project.

Examines various issues surrounding the dropping of the atomic bomb on Japan, including the ethical and political impact on America, official statements from the U.S. government about the event, and a portrait of Harry Truman who made the decision.

Bibliography: p. 121-122. A volume of poetry based on the testimony of survivors of the Hiroshima bombing.

A collection of drawings depicting survivors' memories of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima in 1945.

Profusely illustrated text recounts the events leading to the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the capitulation of Japan in W.W. II.

Explains why the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima during World War II, features excerpts from speeches, letters, diaries, and other primary source materials that provide insights into events, and includes photographs and opinions from historians.

A narrative describing the events surrounding the atomic bombs that were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in early August 1945, the devastation and deaths that resulted from it, and the surrender that ended World War II.