The Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Historical Documents

On August 6, 1945, the first atomic bomb attack occured over Hiroshima, Japan. Three days later, Nagasaki, Japan was bombed. On August 15, 1945, World War II ended with the surrender of the Japanese.

Before the Bombing

1945 Science Panel's Report to the Interim Committee
1945 A Petition to the President of the United States (July 3)
1945 A Petition to the President of the United States (July 17)
1945 Report of the Committee on Political and Social Problems (The Franck Report)
July 25, 1945 (Bombing Order) General Handy, memorandum for General Spaatz
July 26, 1945 Potsdam Declaration: Proclamation Defining Terms for Japanese Surrender

The Aftermath

White House Press Release on Hiroshima
Eyewitness Account of Atomic Bomb Over Nagasaki
Conversations at Farm Hall
Eyewitness Account of Hiroshima By Father John A. Siemes
The Yields of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki Nuclear Explosions (pdf 1.8 Mb)
On My Participation In The Atom Bomb Project - Albert Einstein (1952)
Truman's Reflections on the Atomic Bombings (1953)

I think it was necessary to drop one, but the second one could have easily been avoided. I think Japan would have capitulated anyway.

-Hans Bethe, physicist

Hiroshima & Nagasaki Remembered

The Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki Historical Documents

Before the Bombing

The Aftermath

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