The bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Subtitle: days of change
By: Valerie Bodden
Edition: First edition.
Series: Odysseys in history
Publisher: Creative Education
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Mankato, MN
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781566606363; 9781608185252
Subjects: Juvenile literature; History
Description: "A look at the causes and global effects of the 1945 atomic bombardment of two Japanese cities, which led to the end of World War II but set the stage for hostilities in the Cold War era"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: August 1945; title: Total war; title: The Pikadon; title: The nuclear world; title: Attack on Pearl Harbor; title: Manhattan Project detractors; title: Atomic advent; title: Hospital disaster; title: The "Fat Man"; title: Survivors' plight; title: Attitudes of resignation; title: Paper crane legacy; title: The Hiroshima maidens.