Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

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The black marker indicates "ground zero" of the Nagasaki atomic bomb explosion.

The black marker indicates "ground zero" of the Nagasaki atomic bomb explosion.

The energy released was powerful enough to burn through clothing. The dark portions of the garments

The energy released was powerful enough to burn through clothing. The dark portions of the garments ...

Citizens of Hiroshima walk by the Hiroshima Peace Memorial, the closest building to have survived th

Citizens of Hiroshima walk by the Hiroshima Peace Memorial, the closest building to have survived th...

A post-war "Fat Man" model.

A post-war "Fat Man" model.

Seizo Yamada's ground level photo taken from approximately 7 km northeast of Hiroshima.

Seizo Yamada's ground level photo taken from approximately 7 km northeast of Hiroshima.

Small-scale recreation of the Nakajima area around ground zero.

Small-scale recreation of the Nakajima area around ground zero.

Map showing the locations of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan where the two atomic weapons were employe

Map showing the locations of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan where the two atomic weapons were employe...

Nagasaki before and after bombing.

Nagasaki before and after bombing.

Films about Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

TitleReleasedRatedGenre
White Light/Black Rain: The Destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki 2007 Documentary
Wonders Are Many 2007 Documentary
Hiroshima 1995 PG (USA) Political drama
Rhapsody in August 1991 PG (USA) World cinema
Black Rain 1989 War film
Empire of the Sun 1987 PG (USA) Coming of age
Insignificance 1985 R (USA) Period piece
Battles Without Honor and Humanity 1973 Crime Fiction
A Tale of Two Cities 1946 Short Film
First Yank into Tokyo 1945 Black-and-white
The Atom Strikes! 1945 Short Film
Matouqin Nocturne Japanese Movies
Hiroshima Witness Documentary
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Books about Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

  • Hiroshima
    Hiroshima
  • Hiroshima
    Hiroshima
  • Hiroshima: The Movie
    Hiroshima: The Movie
  • Death in Life: Survivors of Hiroshima
    Death in Life: Survivors of Hiroshima
  • No More Hiroshimas
    No More Hiroshimas
TitleAuthorCopyright DateGenre
Hiroshima John Hersey Non-fiction
Hiroshima Laurence Yep Children's literature, Fiction
Hiroshima: The Movie
Death in Life: Survivors of Hiroshima Robert Jay Lifton
No More Hiroshimas James Kirkup Poetry
A Blank in the Weather Map Kunio Yanagita History, Non-fiction
The Day of the Bomb Karl Bruckner Non-fiction, Novel, Non-fiction novel
With Folded Hands Jack Williamson Science Fiction
The Atom Station Halldór Laxness Novel
First Into Nagasaki: The Censored Eyewitness Dispatches on Post-Atomic Japan and Its Prisoners of War George Weller Non-fiction
Japan Subdued: The Atomic Bomb and the End of the War in the Pacific Herbert Feis Non-fiction
The Peculiar Genius of Robert Oppenheimer by Aberjhani Aberjhani
Sometime Never: A Fable for Supermen Roald Dahl 1948 Speculative fiction, Fantasy, Satire
Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes Eleanor Coerr Children's literature
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Frequently Asked Questions

  • Q:
    When did the Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki begin and end?
  • A:
    It began and ended in August, 1945.
  • Q:
    Where did the Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki take place?
  • A:
    Hiroshima is where the historical event took place.
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