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Moments in History: Why Did Hiroshima happen?
Author: Reg Grant
Publisher: Wayland (Publishers) Ltd
Category: Children's, Military
Age Group: 12-17
Book Format: Paperback

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.Encourages readers at KS3 and KS4 to think critically about the effect Hiroshima has had on the world.

Table Of Contents
1: The Bomb is Dropped

2: Unconditional Surrender

3: Birth of the Bomb

4: The Fateful Decision

5: Japan Surrenders

6: A Perilous New Age

7: Hiroshima Timeline

8: Glossary

9: Further Information

10: Index
About Reg Grant
Reg Grant trained as an historian at Oxford University. He then worked as a language teacher in Paris and Lisbon before returning home to become a freelance writer. His books for Hodder Wayland include several volumes in the New Perspectives series.

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