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.

This book is part of a book series called Moments in History .

This book is suitable for Key Stage 3. KS3 covers school years 7, 8 and 9, and ages 12-14 years. A key stage is any of the fixed stages into which the national curriculum is divided, each having its own prescribed course of study. At the end of each stage, pupils are required to complete standard assessment tasks. This book is aimed at children in secondary school.

There are 48 pages in this book. This book was published 2015 by Hachette Children's Group .

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

This book has the following chapters:

• 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