• To see an article about whether the atomic bombing of Hiroshima was necessary, click Article.

• For a summary of the above article, click Summary.

HIGHLY RECOMMENDED - The best book on the atomic bombings to come out in years is
"Racing the Enemy: Stalin, Truman, and the Surrender of Japan" by Tsuyoshi Hasegawa.

• Who's Who and What'd They Do?

• Some prominent Americans who questioned the atomic bombing of Japan - Quotes.

• For Random Ramblings on Hiroshima, Click Here.

• Gar Alperovitz and the H-Net Hiroshima Debate .

• A letter from historians to the Smithsonian on the Enola Gay exhibit: Letter.

• For an expanded bibliography on the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and related subjects, click Bibliography.

• Recommended books for students: Book List.

• For some information on my background: Who Am I?.

EXCERPTS FROM DIARIES AND PAPERS RELATING TO THE ATOMIC BOMBING OF JAPAN:

• President Truman's diary and papers.

• Under Sec. of the Navy Ralph Bard's Alternative to A-bombing Japan.

• Sec. of War Henry Stimson's diary and papers (12/31/44 - 4/11/45).

• Sec. of War Henry Stimson's diary and papers (4/23/45 - 5/9/45).

• Sec. of War Henry Stimson's diary and papers (5/10/45 - 5/28/45).

• Sec. of War Henry Stimson's diary and papers (5/29/45 - 5/30/45).

• Sec. of War Henry Stimson's diary and papers (5/31/45 - 6/6/45).

• Sec. of War Henry Stimson's diary and papers (6/11/45 - 7/3/45).

• Sec. of War Henry Stimson's diary and papers (7/4/45 - 7/20/45).

• Sec. of War Henry Stimson's diary and papers (7/21/45 - 7/25/45).

• Sec. of War Henry Stimson's diary and papers (7/28/45 - 8/9/45).

• Sec. of War Henry Stimson's diary and papers (8/10/45 - 9/21/45).

WEB SITES ON RELATED TOPICS:

• The Leo Szilard page (The Manhattan Project and the atomic bombings).

• Chronology on the Decision to Bomb Hiroshima and Nagasaki (by the Nuclear Age Peace Foundation).

• The Hiroshima Archive.

• Chronological History of Nuclear Weapons.

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