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Mar 17, 2020 | ISBN 9781524792657 | Middle Grade (8-12)
Mar 17, 2020 | ISBN 9781524792664 | Middle Grade (8-12)
Mar 17, 2020 | ISBN 9781524792671 | Middle Grade (8-12)
Hiroshima is where the first atomic bomb was dropped. Now readers will learn the reasons why and what it’s meant for the world ever since.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.
Jess Brallier is the publisher of Planet Dexter and the author of more than 20 books. He lives in Reading,… More about Jess Brallier
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