What was the bombing of Hiroshima?
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Penguin Workshop,
New York :
[2020]
- 5 of 5 Copies Available at Libraries in Niagara Cooperative (Show)
- 1 of 1 Copy Available at West Lincoln Public Library
- 0 current holds with 5 total copies.
| Branch | Call Number | Location | Holdable? | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caistorville | J 940.542 BRA | Nonfiction | Copy hold / Volume hold | Available |
About
"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 president--Harry S. Truman--to make the fateful decision to drop two atomic bombs--one on Hiroshima and one on Nagasaki--and 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"--
Details
- ISBN: 9781524792664
- ISBN: 9781524792657 (trade paperback)
- Physical Description: 106 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 20 cm.print
- Publisher: New York : Penguin Workshop, [2020]
- Copyright: ©2020
- General Note: "An Official WHOHQ Book" - on cover."WHOHQ"--Spine.
- Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references.
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Target Audience Note:
008-012.