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What was the bombing of Hiroshima? / by Jess M. Brallier ; illustrated by Tim Foley.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextSeries: What was--?Publisher: New York : Penguin Workshop, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, [2020]Copyright date: ©2020Description: 106 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 20 cmContent type:
  • text
  • still image
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781524792657
  • 1524792659
  • 9781524792664
  • 1524792667
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Contents:
What was the bombing of Hiroshima? -- Japan -- World War II -- The Manhattan project -- Decision time -- The bombing of Hiroshima -- Stories of survivors -- The war ends -- What followed -- The Peace Museum -- Timelines -- Bibliography.
Summary: "By August 1945, World War II was over in Europe, but the fighting continued between American forces and the Japanese, who were losing but determined to fight till the bitter end. And so it fell to a new president--Harry S. Truman--to make the fateful decision to drop two atomic bombs--one on Hiroshima and one on Nagasaki--and bring the war to rapid close. Now, even seventy years later, can anyone know if this was the right choice? In a thoughtful account of these history-changing events, Jess Brallier explains the leadup to the bombing, what the terrible results of it were, and how the threat of atomic war has colored world events since"-- Provided by publisher.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Hiroshima is where the first atomic bomb was dropped. Now readers will learn the reasons why and what it's meant for the world ever since.

By August 1945, World War II was over in Europe, but the fighting continued between American forces and the Japanese, who were losing but determined to fight till the bitter end. And so it fell to a new president--Harry S. Truman--to make the fateful decision to drop two atomic bombs--one on Hiroshima and one on Nagasaki--and bring the war to rapid close. Now, even seventy years later, can anyone know if this was the right choice? In a thoughtful account of these history-changing events, Jess Brallier explains the leadup to the bombing, what the terrible results of it were, and how the threat of atomic war has colored world events since.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 105-106).

What was the bombing of Hiroshima? -- Japan -- World War II -- The Manhattan project -- Decision time -- The bombing of Hiroshima -- Stories of survivors -- The war ends -- What followed -- The Peace Museum -- Timelines -- Bibliography.

"By August 1945, World War II was over in Europe, but the fighting continued between American forces and the Japanese, who were losing but determined to fight till the bitter end. And so it fell to a new president--Harry S. Truman--to make the fateful decision to drop two atomic bombs--one on Hiroshima and one on Nagasaki--and bring the war to rapid close. Now, even seventy years later, can anyone know if this was the right choice? In a thoughtful account of these history-changing events, Jess Brallier explains the leadup to the bombing, what the terrible results of it were, and how the threat of atomic war has colored world events since"-- Provided by publisher.

Ages 8-12 Penguin Workshop.

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