The world's first atomic bombs were dropped on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945. A press release spoke of "the greatest achievement of organized science in history". But the events of this time can be seen from many points of view. This book looks at the story of Hiroshima and Nagasaki from the perspectives of the scientists who developed the atom bomb; the politicians who decided to use it; the air crew who bombed the two cities; the Japanese survivors; and their leaders who finally surrendered. It also considers how the world has changed since the start of the atomic age.

 

This is volume 25 in New Perspectives .

This book is aimed at children in secondary school.

There are 64 pages in this book. This book was published 1999 by Hachette Children's Group .

Reg Grant studied history at Oxford University and is the author of over a dozen books on modern history.