Table of Contents

Illustrations; Preface; The authors; 1. Hiroshima in history and memory: an introduction Michael J. Hogan; 2. The decision to use the bomb: a historiographical update J. Samuel Walker; 3. Understanding the atomic bomb and the Japanese surrender: missed opportunities, little-known near disasters and modern memory Barton J. Bernstein; 4. Japan's delayed surrender: a reinterpretation Herbert P. Bix; 5. The bombed: Hiroshimas and Nagasakis in Japanese memory John W. Dower; 6. Exotic resonances: Hiroshima in American memory Paul Boyer; 7. The quest for a peace culture: the A-bomb survivors' long struggle and the new movement for redressing foreign victims of Japan's war Seiitsu Tachibana; 8. History, collective memory and the decision to use the bomb J. Samuel Walker; 8. The Enola Gay controversy: history, memory and the politics of presentation Michael J. Hogan.

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This collection of essays surveys the Hiroshima story.

Reviews

"...thought-provoking....Instead of demanding an apology from the U.S. for dropping the atomic bombs, Japanese politicians should look at themselves in the mirror and ask America and the rest of the world for forgiveness." The Christian News

"Overall,...this volume is the best available to date on the Enola Gay exhibit." Robert P. Newman, Pacific Historical Review