The Atomic Bomb Debate

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Internet Resources

The Atomic Bomb Debate

  • The Enola Gay Archive ~ from the Air Force Association
  • The Enola Gay Online Exhibition ~ "The Enola Gay exhibition at the National Air and Space
    Museum closed on May 18, 1998. This web page provides images and highlights from that exhibition"
    The Enola Gay was the B-29 bomber used in the atomic mission that destroyed Hiroshima.
  • Primary Sources (of the Truman Era) ~ Speeches, letters, and official documents
    from the Truman era. From The American Experience, PBS.
  • The Race to Build the Atomic Bomb ~ Primary sources, photos, and other information
    regarding the science, the scientists, and the nations involved in the development of the atomic bomb.
  • Tale of Two Cites: Hiroshima and Nagasaki ~ Information from the Atomic Archive.
  • The Voice of Hibakusha ~ "Hibakusha are survivors of the atomic bomb blasts in
    Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945. This site presents transcripts of 15 hibakusha "eyewitness accounts of the bombing of Hiroshima."

N. Mellendorf, Librarian. Maine South High School, Library Resource Center, Park Ridge, IL
Last update: 2/7/08 Contact: nmellendorf@maine207.org