Truman Trial Web Resources

Impartial Web Sites

Truman Trial Simulation

http://www.unit5.org/ncwhsimc/Truman%20Trial%20Simulation.html

An excellent page of links to resources on the atomic bomb. Created by librarians.

 

Pro and Con on Dropping the Bomb

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/trinity/supplement/procon.html

Brief list of reasons for and against dropping the bomb.

 

International Law on the Bombing of Civilians

http://www.dannen.com/decision/int-law.html

Important documents for defining terms like "war crimes" and "crimes against humanity."

 

Pro-Bomb Web Sites

The Phyllis Schlafly Report: The Lifesaver Bomb

http://www.eagleforum.org/psr/1995/psrnov95.html

A conservative perspective arguing that dropping the atom bombs was necessary. The article is the fourth one down the page.

 

The Decision to Drop the Bomb

http://www.theenolagay.com/study.html

From the official website of Brigadier General Paul W. Tibbets, the captain of the Enola Gay, the plane that dropped the first atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Supports dropping the bomb, but well-balanced. An excellent source of information for both sides.

 

Japan’s Atomic Bomb

http://vikingphoenix.com/public/JapanIncorporated/1895-1945/jbmbibl.htm

A short description and list of resources about Japan’s atomic bomb program.

 

Japan’s Struggle with History

http://www.afa.org/media/enolagay/07-12.html

The editor of Air Force Magazine argues that Japan’s war crimes were much worse than using the atomic bomb.

 

 

Anti-Bomb Web Sites

Hiroshima: Was it Necessary?

http://www.doug-long.com/

Cautiously anti-bomb web site. Contains brief biographies of key people involved in the decision and quotations from prominent figures against the bombing.

 

A Personal Record of Hiroshima A-bomb Survival

http://www.coara.or.jp/~ryoji/abomb/a-bomb1.html

Takeharu Terao describes his experience of being bombed in Hiroshima. His English is choppy, but understandable.

 

Ethical Debates Concerning the Use of the Atomic Bomb

http://www.me.utexas.edu/~uer/manhattan/debates.html

Looks at arguments for and against using the bomb, but with an anti-bombing conclusion.