Truman on Trial -- The Bomb

Hirschfeld, Burt. A Cloud Over Hiroshima New York, Folkstore: Bailey & Swinfer, 1967.
A history of the atomic bomb and its first use over Japan.

Rhodes, Richard. The Making of the Atomic Bomb, New York: Touchstone Books, 1995.
A comprehensive history of early nuclear physics, the development of the bomb, the Manhatten Project and of the scientists involved in developing America's first atomic bombs.

Grant Burns, The Atomic Papers, Scarecrow Press, 1984 This is a great annotated bibliography of material relating the scientific development of bombs, the arms race, nuclear power, the peace movement, and related issues.

Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, The Effects of Atomic Weapons, United States Government Printing Office, 1950

David Hawkins, Project Y: The Los Alamos Story, Part I, Toward Trinity, Tomash Publishers, Americans Institute of Physics, 1983

Edith C. Truslow and Ralph Carlisle Smith, Project Y: The Los Alamos Story, Part II, Beyond Trinity, Tomash Publishers, Americans Institute of Physics, 1983

(These last two items were originally published as technical report LAMS-2532, Manhattan District History: Project Y, The Los Alamos Project)

Henry DeWolf Smyth, Atomic Energy for Military Purposes: The Official Report on the Development of the Atomic Bomb under the Auspices of the United States Government, 1940-45, Princeton University Press, 1946

Lillian Hoddeson, Paul W. Henriksen, Roger A Meade, and Catherine Westfall, Critical Assembly: A Technical History of Los Alamos during the Oppenheimer Years, 1943-1945, Cambridge University Press, 1993

Gordon Thomas and Max Morgan Witts, Enola Gay, Stein and Day, 1977
This book also has a good bibliography in the back. They warn that 'material related to the subject [of the Hiroshima bombing] should be consulted with caution; Hiroshima has proved fertile ground for propagandists.'

Ronald W. Clark, Einstein: The Life and Times, The World Publishing Co., 1971

Dictionary of Scientific Biography, Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1971.

Much of the books and miscellaneous materials section is part of the Enola Gay Perspectives site that was initiated as a group project in Spring 1995 for a class offered by the College of Library and Information Services at the University of Maryland, College Park.

		The Federation of American Scientists This site contains information on all aspects of atomic testing, warfare, and the use of weapons of mass destruction. On the home page enter Hiroshima Nagasaki in the Goggle search window and then search. This will will bring up approximately 100 sites. Includes everything from eyewitness accounts to techical data on the bombs. Information Resource Centre, Canadian Forces College An exceptional site for information on the dropping of the first atomic bomb. An exceptional library of links to other war related sites. The Anesi Web Site This site contains The United States Strategic Bombing Survey for the Pacific and European Wars. Has the report separated into both the Pacific and European theaters of war. Also has a site titled "How the United States Strategic Bombing Report endorsed the use of the atomic bomb." The Hiroshima Archive Home Page A site sponsored by Lewis & Clark College. Focuses on the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Hom page directory: "The Atomic Bomb: Experience, History and Memory." The Hiroshima Archive Home Page A site sponsored by Lewis & Clark College. Focuses on the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Hom page directory: "The Atomic Bomb: Experience, History and Memory."
The Trinity Atomic Web Site.

		Hiroshima: Was it Necessary? An in depth discussion on the necessity of dropping the atomic bombs on Japan. The author, Doug Long, seeks to re-assess the decision to drop the bomb using information available then and now. A-Bomb WWW Museum According to information contained on their site page, this site seeks "to provide for a constructive discussion of what the world can learn from this event and why such weapons of total destruction should never again be used." An excellent source of information on everything from development of the bomb to stories of survivors. The Leo Szilard Home Page Leo Szilard served on the Manhatten Project and was opposed to the dropping of the bomb on Japan. This site contains much reference material used in an attempt to dissude President Truman from using the atomic bomb. Trinity Site An introduction to the Manhatten project (and other information on the atomic bomb).

		BOOKS AND MISCELLANEOUS MATERIALS Hirschfeld, Burt. A Cloud Over Hiroshima New York, Folkstore: Bailey & Swinfer, 1967. A history of the atomic bomb and its first use over Japan. Rhodes, Richard. The Making of the Atomic Bomb, New York: Touchstone Books, 1995. A comprehensive history of early nuclear physics, the development of the bomb, the Manhatten Project and of the scientists involved in developing America's first atomic bombs. Grant Burns, The Atomic Papers, Scarecrow Press, 1984 This is a great annotated bibliography of material relating the scientific development of bombs, the arms race, nuclear power, the peace movement, and related issues. Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory, The Effects of Atomic Weapons, United States Government Printing Office, 1950 David Hawkins, Project Y: The Los Alamos Story, Part I, Toward Trinity, Tomash Publishers, Americans Institute of Physics, 1983 Edith C. Truslow and Ralph Carlisle Smith, Project Y: The Los Alamos Story, Part II, Beyond Trinity, Tomash Publishers, Americans Institute of Physics, 1983 (These last two items were originally published as technical report LAMS-2532, Manhattan District History: Project Y, The Los Alamos Project) Henry DeWolf Smyth, Atomic Energy for Military Purposes: The Official Report on the Development of the Atomic Bomb under the Auspices of the United States Government, 1940-45, Princeton University Press, 1946 Lillian Hoddeson, Paul W. Henriksen, Roger A Meade, and Catherine Westfall, Critical Assembly: A Technical History of Los Alamos during the Oppenheimer Years, 1943-1945, Cambridge University Press, 1993 Gordon Thomas and Max Morgan Witts, Enola Gay, Stein and Day, 1977 This book also has a good bibliography in the back. They warn that 'material related to the subject [of the Hiroshima bombing] should be consulted with caution; Hiroshima has proved fertile ground for propagandists.' Jeremy Bernstein, *Hans Bethe, Prophet of Energy,* Basic Books, Inc., 1979 Ronald W. Clark, Einstein: The Life and Times, The World Publishing Co., 1971 Dictionary of Scientific Biography, Charles Scribner's Sons, New York, 1971. Greenpeace publications on nuclear weapons "Killing Our Own" - Chronicling the Disaster of Hiroshima Much of the books and miscellaneous materials section is part of the Enola Gay Perspectives site that was initiated as a group project in Spring 1995 for a class offered by the College of Library and Information Services at the University of Maryland, College Park.