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WHY DID HIRSOHIMA HAPPEN? 
Series:   MOMENTS IN HISTORY
Author:   Reg Grant  
RRP:   $18.99
Online Price :  $17.10
10+ Copy Price :  $16.15         
Format:   Paperback 
Type of Book:   Secondary Information 
Age:   14+ 
ISBN:   9780750284103
Category:   War
World War 2
Published:   6/10/2015
Status:   Subject To Availability
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An in-depth look at the atomic bomb detonation in the Japanese city of Hiroshima by the US Army Air Forces. This title encourages readers to think critically about the effects this event has had on the world. Read about how in the early morning hours of 6 August 1945, a B-29 bomber headed for the Japanese city of Hiroshima to drop an atomic bomb. The aftermath of the bombing still affects the city's inhabitants today. This book details the events of Hiroshima and explains why this haunting event occurred. Photographs from the period provide an informative view of this tragedy. Moments in History is an insightful series that presents some of the most important events in modern history. From World War I to the Cold War, readers are encouraged to think critically about the effects these watershed moments have had on the world. Written in a straightforward, engaging style, the books include first-hand speeches, letters, diary entries and other primary source materials that give dramatic clues to the reasons these unforgettable events unfolded as they did. Photographs from the time period show the world as it was at that moment, and the views of professional historians are included in each chapter.



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