What was the bombing of Hiroshima?
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[2020]
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"By August 1945, World War II was over in Europe, but the fighting continued between American forces and the Japanese, who were losing but determined to fight till the bitter end. And so it fell to a new president--Harry S. Truman--to make the fateful decision to drop two atomic bombs--one on Hiroshima and one on Nagasaki--and bring the war to rapid close. Now, even seventy years later, can anyone know if this was the right choice? In a thoughtful account of these history-changing events, Jess Brallier explains the leadup to the bombing, what the terrible results of it were, and how the threat of atomic war has colored world events since"--
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"By August 1945, World War II was over in Europe, but the fighting continued between American forces and the Japanese, who were losing but determined to fight till the bitter end. And so it fell to a new president--Harry S. Truman--to make the fateful decision to drop two atomic bombs--one on Hiroshima and one on Nagasaki--and bring the war to rapid close. Now, even seventy years later, can anyone know if this was the right choice? In a thoughtful account of these history-changing events, Jess Brallier explains the leadup to the bombing, what the terrible results of it were, and how the threat of atomic war has colored world events since"--
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Hiroshima-shi (Japan) -- History -- Bombardment, 1945 -- Juvenile literature
World War, 1939-1945 -- Japan -- Hiroshima-shi -- Juvenile literature
Hiroshima-shi (Japan) -- History -- Bombardment, 1945 -- Juvenile literature
World War, 1939-1945 -- Japan -- Hiroshima-shi -- Juvenile literature
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What was the bombing of Hiroshima?
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What was the bombing of Hiroshima? / by Jess Brallier ; illustrated by Tim Foley
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What was the bombing of Hiroshima?
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