- Wikipedia: Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Hyperlinked article describing the destruction of the two Japanese cities on August 6 and 9, 1945. Includes descriptions of both cities during the war, the effects of the atomic bombs, and cultural notes.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomic_bombings_of_Hiroshima_and_Nagasaki
- Hiroshima Peace Site
An appeal from the city of Hiroshima for a lasting world peace and the abolition of nuclear weapons. Includes historical information about the Hiroshima bombing.
www.pcf.city.hiroshima.jp
- Asuka Historical Museum
Devoted to the dynasty the ruled Japan from 593 to 710. Features palace ruins and museum housing period pottery, scrolls, and historical texts.
www.asukanet.gr.jp
- Enola Gay and the Bombing of Hiroshima in World World II
Official site of Brigadier General Paul W. Tibbets, pilot of the Enola Gay. Includes bio of Tibbets, specs of the Enola Gay B-29, overview of the event of Aug. 6, 1945, and more.
www.theenolagay.com
- Hiroshima: Was It Necessary?
Argues that the atomic bombing on Hiroshima was probably unnecessary. Includes a bibliography and a letter from historians to the Smithsonian about the controversial Enola Gay exhibit.
www.doug-long.com
- Hyogo-ken Nanbu, Japan - January 17, 1995 (9)
dir.yahoo.com/.../Historic_Earthquakes/Hyogo_ken_Nanbu__Japan___January_17__1995
- Photographs of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Gallery of images showing the results of the two atomic bomb blasts delivered during World War II.
www.gensuikin.org/english/photo.html
- Schauwecker's Guide to Japan: Edo Period
Recites the chronology of Edo period from 1603 - 1867.
www.japan-guide.com/e/e2128.html
- Documents Relating American Foreign Policy: Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Links to primary and secondary sources regarding the bombing of Hiroshima.
www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/hiroshim.htm
- Personal Record of Hiroshima A-Bomb Survival
Memoir by Takeharu Terao. Includes reader responses.
www.coara.or.jp/~ryoji/abomb/e-index.html
- Scientific Data of the Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Disaster
Provides data on physical, medical, and epidemiological aspects.
www-sdc.med.nagasaki-u.ac.jp/n50/start-E.html
- Surviving the Atomic Attack on Hiroshima, 1945
Excerpts from Michihiko Hachiya's diary of his experience. From EyeWitness to History.
www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/hiroshima.htm
- A-Bomb WWW Museum
Includes a description of the first atomic bomb, photos from the Peace Memorial Museum in Hiroshima, and interviews with A-bomb survivors.
www.csi.ad.jp/ABOMB
- Remembering Nagasaki
Photographic essay of and discussion about the bombing of Nagasaki.
www.exploratorium.edu/nagasaki
- Kusado Sengen
Excavated medieval town in Japan.
www.mars.dti.ne.jp/~suzuki-y/index_e.html
- Hiroshima Archive
Study guide to the bombing of Hiroshima on August 6, 1945, featuring a gallery of postwar photographs and links to related resources.
www.lclark.edu/~history/HIROSHIMA
- Welcome to Edo
Enthralling virtual tour of Tokyo past, augmented by text and illustrations that borrow from Ukiyo-e traditional prints.
www.us-japan.org/edomatsu
- Voice of Hibakusha
Text of video taped interviews with survivors of the bombing of Hiroshima.
www.inicom.com/hibakusha
- Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Report describing the effects of the atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. From the Avalon Project at Yale Law School.
avalon.law.yale.edu/subject_menus/mpmenu.asp
- Nagasaki in the Meiji Restoration
Examines the relationship between the Choshu statesman Kido Takayoshi and the British arms merchant Thomas Blake Glover.
www.uwosh.edu/home_pages/faculty_staff/earns/meiji.html
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