Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Hoping to finally end World War II, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, on August 6, 1945. Three days later, the U.S. dropped another massive bomb on Nagasaki, Japan. The result was total devastation. Within seconds of the blasts, more than 120,000 men, women and children died. Thousands more would die from radiation sickness in the months to come. The war was over but the ongoing fear of nuclear destruction had begun.
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Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Hoping to finally end World War II, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, on August 6, 1945. Three days later, the U.S. dropped another massive bomb on Nagasaki, Japan. The result was total devastation. Within seconds of the blasts, more than 120,000 men, women and children died. Thousands more would die from radiation sickness in the months to come. The war was over but the ongoing fear of nuclear destruction had begun.
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Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Hiroshima and Nagasaki

by Andrew Langley
Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Hiroshima and Nagasaki

by Andrew Langley

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Overview

Hoping to finally end World War II, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan, on August 6, 1945. Three days later, the U.S. dropped another massive bomb on Nagasaki, Japan. The result was total devastation. Within seconds of the blasts, more than 120,000 men, women and children died. Thousands more would die from radiation sickness in the months to come. The war was over but the ongoing fear of nuclear destruction had begun.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780756555849
Publisher: Capstone
Publication date: 08/01/2017
Series: Eyewitness to World War II
Pages: 112
Product dimensions: 5.75(w) x 8.25(h) x 0.56(d)
Lexile: 1020L (what's this?)
Age Range: 10 - 12 Years

About the Author

Andrew Langley is a prolific author of books for children, with a special interest in history and the environment. He has been short-listed for several major awards, most recently with books on natural disasters and Hiroshima.

Table of Contents

Chapter 1 Fire From the Sky 7

Chapter 2 The World at War 13

Chapter 3 Developing the A-Bomb 23

Chapter 4 The Bomb Race 33

Chapter 5 The Manhattan Project 43

Chapter 6 Testing the Bomb 55

Chapter 7 A Fateful Mission 63

Chapter 8 Second Inferno 77

Chapter 9 The Aftermath 85

Chapter 10 The Cold War 93

Timeline 100

Glossary 104

Further Reading 106

Internet Sites 106

Critical Thinking Questions 107

Source Notes 108

Select Bibliography 110

Index 111

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