Lyrics Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition
Lyrics and story behind the popular song that came out in the wake of the Pearl Harbor attack.
"Negro-Japanese Fifth Column Possible" 1942
Newspaper article warning San Francisco of attempts by Japanese to recruit African-Americans in their war effort against the United States
Naval dispatch Pearl Harbor
Naval dispatch from the Commander in Chief Pacific (CINCPAC) announcing the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, 7 December 1941.
Hiroshima: The Henry Stimson Diary and Papers (part 1)
Excerpts from Sec. of War Henry Stimson's diary and papers that have relevance to the atomic bombing of Japan from Yale University Library
Modern History: The Atomic Bomb
Decision to drop the bomb lesson plan from Columbia University, East Asian Curriculum Project
Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima
Eyewitness accounts of Hiroshima from War Times Journal
Fogonazos: Hiroshima, the pictures they didn't want us to see
The American occupation forces imposed strict censorship on Japan, prohibiting anything "that might, directly or by inference, disturb public tranquility" and used it to prohibit all pictures of the bombed cities. The pictures remained classified 'top secret' for many years. Some of the images have been published later by different means, but it's not usual to see them all together
The Hiroshima Myth by John V. Denson
Site to accompany book that argues the Japanese were willing to surrender before the bombs were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Hiroshima Directory
Hiroshima Directory offers Internet resources as well as a selected bibliography of printed books, articles, and other research materials regarding the bombing of Hiroshima. Its main foci are history and the arts.
Rapatronic Nuclear Photographs
Unique images of early nuclear explosions
Remembering Nagasaki
Articles, images and commemorations from Exploratarium
Eye-witness accounts of the bombing of Hiroshima
Eye-witness accounts of the bombing of Hiroshima, from the video HIROSHIMA WITNESS produced by Hiroshima Peace Cultural Center and NHK
Documents on the decision to drop the bomb
annotated list of documents
Hiroshima: Was It Necessary? - Article
Links to other articles and primary source archives
Truman Diary, July 25, 1945
President Truman told his diary on July 25, 1945, that he had ordered the bomb used.
The Race to Build the Atomic Bomb: Resources and Links
Teacher site includes resources, links and lesson plans
Trinity Web from the Seattle Times
This World Wide Web site provides a rich source of information and links for anyone interested in the development of the nuclear age. It will be particularly useful for students and teachers. It uses the text of the special section, for example, as a starting point for further study. In addition, it provides supplementary material to take you deeper into the subject, interactive activities for discussion and debate, and links to other Internet sites specializing in atomic issue
White House Press Release Bombing of Hiroshima
Eleanor Roosevelt
Companion site for American Experience documentary. Includes timeline and extra information of people and events in film
FDR Chat On Declaration of War with Japan
The March Toward World War II: The March of Time as Documentary and Propaganda
The March of Time is a newsreel series that was shown in movie theaters from 1935 to 1951. Part drama, part journalism, the radio show and newsreel, with its synergistic relationship with Life magazine, may have had unprecedented influence over its audience. The newsreel presented its makers' partly objective, pro-Americanist point of view in the documentary tradition established during the 1930s
Neisi Relocation - Heart Mountain Relocation Center
Details: Golden Age of Radio : World War II News Broadcasts