The Decision. Aerial view of Hiroshima depicts the terrific destructive force of the atomic ...
Just days before, Beser had fulfilled the same mission on board the Enola Gay on its trip to Hiroshima; the operations order for that flight is below.
The target list: "Hiroshima, Kokura, Niigata, and Nagasaki." Further ...
In order of choice it is: Hiroshima, Kokura, and Niigata. He also receives an estimate of atomic bomb availability: Little Boy should be ready for use on Aug.
in horrific American casualties, ordered that the new weapon be used to bring the war to a speedy end.
On the 70th anniversary of Hiroshima, it's important to understand why
Operations Order No. 35 was an order issued by the 509th Composite Group on August 5, 1945 for the atomic bombing mission on Hiroshima, Japan, during ...
“Didn't wish to have any more information than it was necessary for me to have.” He had orders as to the first bomb's primary target: Hiroshima.
Strike order for the Hiroshima bombing as posted on August ...
Official order, July 25, 1945, for atomic bombing of Japan.