Description
Hiroshima is where the first atomic bomb was dropped. Now readers will learn the reasons why and what its 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 presidentHarry S. Trumanto make the fateful decision to drop two atomic bombsone on Hiroshima and one on Nagasakiand 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.
Author: Jess Brallier, Who Hq
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Workshop
Published: 03/17/2020
Series: What Was?
Pages: 112
Weight: 0.3lbs
Size: 7.40h x 5.30w x 0.30d
ISBN: 9781524792657
Language: English
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