bombardment, 1945

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.

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.

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.