This Bibliography consists of books about the horrific events surrounding the Atomic-Bombing of Hiroshima in August 1945 which ultimately contributed to the end of World War II. The bibliography contains sources that present several different viewpoints of the event. The list includes firsthand accounts of survivors of the bombings, non-fiction books about the creators and creation of the bomb, as well as books about the people and plane that dropped the bomb. Also included are brief descriptions of each selection which were taken from Amazon.com on March 28, 2011. The list would be ideal for high school students learning about the subject.
~Sarah Mellinger
Bibliography
Coerr , E. (1977). Sadako and the thousand paper cranes. New York: Putnam.
“Based on the true story of a young Japanese girl who contracts leukemia as a result of the atom bomb that was dropped on Hiroshima, the story follows Sadako as a healthy schoolgirl winning relay races, through her diagnosis with the atom bomb sickness, to her long stay in the hospital. It is in the hospital that she first begins making origami cranes to pass the time. Her ultimate goal is to make 1000, but she dies with only 644 completed. Sadako's classmates finish making the remaining cranes, and all 1000 are buried with her.”
Grant, R.G. (1998). Hiroshima and nagasaki. Austin, Texas: Raintree Steck-Vaughn.
“This book looks at the story behind the dropping of the first atomic bomb from the position of the scientists who developed it, the politicians who used it, the air crew who bombed the cities, their leaders, the Japanese survivors. It also considers how the world has changed since the bombs fell.”
Hersey, J. (1985). Hiroshima. New York: A.A. Knopf : Distributed by Random House.
“Pulitzer prize-winning author John Hersey recorded the stories of Hiroshima residents shortly after the explosion and, in 1946, Hiroshima was published, giving the world first-hand accounts from people who had survived it. The words of Miss Sasaki, Dr. Fujii, Mrs. Nakamara, Father Kleinsorg, Dr. Sasaki, and the Reverend Tanimoto gave a face to the statistics that saturated the media and solicited an overwhelming public response.”
Langley, A. (2005). Hiroshima and nagasaki : fire from the sky. Minneapolis, Minn: Compass Point Books.
“Provides detailed information of the development of the atomic bomb, along with the dropping of this weapon in the Japenese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Includes source notes and timline.”
Lawton, C. (2004). Hiroshima: the story of the first atom bomb. New York: Candlewick.
“Lawton presents the basics of the nuclear theory behind it; the Manhattan Project; the progress of World War II and V-E Day; Truman's decision to use the bomb; the mission of the Enola Gay and the results of the Hiroshima explosion; and the subsequent use of the bomb on Nagasaki. The book also looks at the aftermath, including the surrender of Japan, the survivors, the rebirth of Hiroshima, and the continuing influence of nuclear weapons on the world. The text is clearly written though superficial in places, especially the passage on the complexities of the decision to use this weapon.”
Lifton, B.J. (1985). A place called hiroshima . New York: Harper & Row.
“This work recalls, with moving recollections and photographs, the lasting effects of the atomic bombing of Hiroshima.”
Morimoto, j. (1990). My hiroshima . New York: Viking.
“Morimoto, a high-school student when her city was destroyed by the first atomic bomb, relates her experience. The day of the bomb, the explosion, and the devastation it brought are rendered in artwork that moves from peaceful snapshots of daily life, to a small plane in a clear blue sky, through the explosion--an all-encompassing brown swirl in which Junko and her sister cling to one another--and climaxes with a mushroom cloud superimposed over almost surrealistic masses of writhing, pleading, and grasping hands.”
Polmar, N. (2004). The enola gay: the b-29 that dropped the atomic bomb on hiroshima . Washington, D.C.: Potomac Books Inc.
“This book tells the story of the Enola Gay (The plane that dropped the Atomic Bomb), the Boeing B-29 program, and the combat operations of the B-29 type.”
Sherrow, V. (2000). The making of the atom bomb. San Diesgo, CA: Lucent Books.
“Sherrow explores the discoveries that led to the creation of the atom bomb and the decision to use it during World War II, as well as its devastating effects, the arms race and Cold War, and the state of nuclear weapons today.”
Tatsuharu, k. (1995). Shin's tricycle. New York: Walker and Co.
“A true story about a Japanese family caught in the nightmare of the bombing of Nagasaki and Hiroshim
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