The class can read several poems of Toge Sankichi, a Bomb survivor. These poems describe the victims of the bombing. These are included in the Minear book, Hiroshima Three Witnesses . Alternative readings could be excerpts from Hersey , Hiroshima . Time to visit Internet sites for more background information should be allowed.
Eyewitness reports, damage listings, and related items are found in abundance.
He has done much research into the bombing decision. Some students will be shocked by the enormous U. S. Navy casualties at Okinawa. These were due to the intense Kamikaze attacks. These casualties were used in part to justify the dropping of the atomic weapons. Spaatz had insisted on written authority because of the moral burden placed upon him.