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.
Japans Atomic Bomb
http://vikingphoenix.com/public/JapanIncorporated/1895-1945/jbmbibl.htm
A short description and list of resources about Japans atomic bomb program.
Japans Struggle with History
http://www.afa.org/media/enolagay/07-12.html
The editor of Air Force Magazine argues that Japans war crimes were much worse than using the atomic bomb.
Anti-Bomb Web Sites
Hiroshima: Was it Necessary?
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.