This is a short list so feel free to e-mail me with any other sources you find helpful at - bmanser@awrsd.org

Books:

The Atomic Bomb Roleff, Tamara - Greenhaven Press 2000 - this is a great book in the turning points in history series.

Ending the War against Japan Bakkar, Don - Brown Univ 1995 - this is part of a decision series at Brown University

Visual History of the 20th Century Burrows, Terry  Carlton Book Ltd. 1999

C.D.'s

The Atomic Age  Softkey  1994 - this is a must see experience with lots of video clips of actual events. Ask the librarian to help you load this CD.

Video

Fat Man & Little Boy, Heritage Topics, 1989, 127 min. - great introductory movie for the whole class.

Related Links

quick overview of the controversy www.atomicmuseum.com/tour/decision.cfm

the men behind the atom bomb http://internet.ocii.com/~benjc/essay/social/abomb.html

the Manhatten Project www.me.utexas.edu/~uer/manhatten/debates.html

Hiroshima and Nagasaki  http://users.erols.com/goodmank/

Hiroshima: Was it necessary? http://www.doug-long.com

the atomic bomb -a turning point in history  http://members.home.net/jeromej/atomic/

Who disagreed with the bombing? www.doug-long.com/quotes.htm

Call for your peace messages www.csi.ad.jp/abomb/index.html

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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