The Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

About this eBook

Author

United States. Army. Corps of Engineers. Manhattan District

Original Publication

[S.l.] : Manhattan Engineer District of the United States Army, 1946

Credits

Produced by Gregory Walker

Language

English

LoC Class

D731: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: World War II (1939-1945)

Subject

Nagasaki-shi (Japan) -- History -- Bombardment, 1945

Category

Text

eBook-No.

685

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/685

Release Date

October 1, 1996

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE ATOMIC BOMBINGS OF HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI — FOREWORD — INTRODUCTION — THE MANHATTAN PROJECT ATOMIC BOMB INVESTIGATING GROUP — PROPAGANDA — SUMMARY OF DAMAGES AND INJURIES — MAIN CONCLUSIONS — THE SELECTION OF THE TARGET — DESCRIPTION OF THE CITIES BEFORE THE BOMBINGS — THE ATTACKS — GENERAL COMPARISON OF HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI — GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE ATOMIC EXPLOSIONS — TOTAL CASUALTIES — THE NATURE OF AN ATOMIC EXPLOSION — CHARACTERISTICS OF THE DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE ATOMIC BOMBS — CALCULATIONS OF THE PEAK PRESSURE OF THE BLAST WAVE — LONG RANGE BLAST DAMAGE — GROUND SHOCK — SHIELDING, OR SCREENING FROM BLAST — FLASH BURN — CHARACTERISTICS OF THE INJURIES TO PERSONS — BURNS — MECHANICAL INJURIES — BLAST INJURIES — RADIATION INJURIES — SHIELDING FROM RADIATION — EFFECTS OF THE ATOMIC BOMBINGS ON THE INHABITANTS OF THE BOMBED CITIES

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