Atomic Bomb: Decision
An on-line resource to many historical documents related to the decision to drop Fat Man and Little Boy on Japan.
Cyber Exhibit: Enola Gay and the Atomic Bomb
Based on the controversial exhibition script, "The Last Act: The Atomic Bomb and the End of World War II", which was scheduled to open in the Spring of 1995 at the Smithsonian Institution's National Air and Space Museum in Washington. Contains a detailed floorplan of the exhibit and much of the information that was to be presented.
The Atomic Bomb
A small site that discusses the issue in broad terms. It contains an interesting graph comparing the death tolls in the Hiroshima and Nagasaki tragedies with other bombing actions during the war.
Hiroshima and Nagasaki: The Decision to Use the Atomic Bomb
A personal paper by Philip Goodman. One of the more objective analyses available in cyberspace on the subject.
Hiroshima: Was It Necessary?
By Doug Long. Mr. Long presents the case that dropping the atomic bomb in 1945 was a mistake that could have and should have been avoided. Provides some interesting links on the origins of the Nuclear Age and some of the problems such weapons pose today.
The Last Act
Another site devoted to the cancelled Smithsonian Institution exhibit entitled "The Last Act: The Atomic Bomb and the End of World War II." This one contains both the first and final drafts of the exhibit script and some excellent links to sources for the script.
The Manhattan Project
An overview of the Project that created the first atomic weapons.
Documents and Diagrams of the Atomic Bomb
An in-depth look at the creation of the bombs from a more scientific perspective. Contains some good information on the Manhattan Project.
The War in the Pacific: A Brief History and Timeline
A useful overview of the Pacific Theater of Operations from 1941-1945. Again, this helps to establish a historical context for events pertaining to the decision to drop the bombs.
Bombing Practices in Europe
A look at Great Britain's air offensive against Germany. A good site to learn the level of destruction that had become "common place" by 1945. It was in this environment that many of the critical decisions regarding Fat Man and Little Boy were fostered.
Bombing Practices in the Pacific
A pictorial review of the American Air Offensive in the Pacific. Contains some brief information.
Official US Government Report on Strategic Bombing of Japan, 1946
Contains much information on the American policy toward bombing Japan in general. Useful in order to understand the context in which the decision to drop the bombs matured.
