The bombing of Hiroshima
Subtitle: August 6, 1945
By: John Malam.
Series: Dates with history
Publisher: Smart Apple Media
Published: 2003
Place of publication: North Mankato, MN
Language: eng
Number of pages: 31
Subjects: Atomic bomb -- Juvenile literature.; World War, 1939-1945 -- Japan -- Hiroshima-shi -- Juvenile literature.; World War, 1939-1945 -- Japan -- Juvenile literature.; Atomic bomb.; World War, 1939-1945 -- Japan -- Hiroshima-shi.; Hiroshima-shi (Japan) -- History -- Bombardment, 1945 -- Juvenile literature.; Hiroshima-shi (Japan) -- History -- Bombardment, 1945.
Genres: Juvenile literature.
Description: Relates how scientists in several countries over a period of many years conducted research that ultimately led to the invention of the atomic bomb, which was then used against Japan in the hope of ending World War II.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: The search for a superbomb; title: Splitting the atom; title: America enters the war; title: The Manhatten Project; title: Testing the atomic bomb; title: An important meeting; title: A secret plan; title: The target cities; title: Hiroshima is bombed; title: Death of a city and its people; title: Nagasaki is bombed.