As president, it was Harry Truman's decision if the weapon would be
“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.
... on Thursday, Truman gave the order for the B-29 Superfortress bomber Enola Gay to drop the atom bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima.
Truman, warned by some of his advisers that any attempt to invade Japan would result in horrific American casualties, ordered that the new weapon be used to ...
For Truman, the choice whether or not to use the atomic bomb was the most difficult
On the 70th anniversary of Hiroshima, it's important to understand why
Why did Truman, who had proclaimed the Hiroshima attack to be “the greatest thing in history,” suddenly order the stoppage? Some believe he ...
Dropping the bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki brought the war to a quick end. ... President Harry Truman had rolled the dice hoping that the shock of seeing
Excerpts were shown from remarks by President Truman announcing the dropping of an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. President Truman ...
In order of choice it is: Hiroshima, Kokura, and Niigata.