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Author:

Roesler, Jill, author.

Title:

Eyewitness to the dropping of the atomic bombs / by Jill Roesler.

Publisher:

The Child's World,

Copyright Date:

2016

Description:

32 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Subject:

Atomic bomb--History--20th century--Juvenile literature.
World War, 1939-1945--Japan--Juvenile literature.
Atomic bomb--History--20th century.
World War, 1939-1945--Japan.
Atomic bomb--History.
World War, 1939-1945--Japan.
Hiroshima-shi (Japan)--Bombardment, 1945--Bombardment, 1945--Juvenile literature.
Nagasaki-shi (Japan)--History--Bombardment, 1945--Juvenile literature.
Hiroshima-shi (Japan)--Bombardment, 1945.--Bombardment, 1945.
Nagasaki-shi (Japan)--History--Bombardment, 1945.
Hiroshima-shi (Japan)--History.
Nagasaki-shi (Japan)--History.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 31-32) and index.

Summary:

Introduces the bombing of the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by American warplanes carrying atomic weapons, describing the events leading up to the raids, President Truman's decision to bomb, the end of the war, and the aftereffects.

Series:

Eyewitness to World War II

ISBN:

1634074165
9781634074162 (hardcover)

LCCN:

bl2016015957

Locations:

GBPF771 -- Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny)

ESPD725 -- Sibley Public Library (Sibley)