Busse Library provides the following list of online resources and of items about Japanese history, the role of Japan in World War II, the path of the Atomic Bomb (A-Bomb) and the Manhattan Project, as well as the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945. Lastly, resources addressing peace and nuclear war are offered.
History of Japan
- Asian Studies WWW Virtual Library: Australian National University
- The Historiographical Institute, The University of Tokyo
- H-Japan: History of Japan--Scholarly Discussion Group
- Japan: Country Study: Library of Congress
- The National Japanese American Historical Society
- National Museum of Japanese History
- Nippon in the World
- Portals to the World: Japan: The Library of Congress
- The World Factbook: Japan--Publication from the CIA
- World Wide Web Virtual Library (WWW-VL): History: Japan
Japan and Its Role in World War II
- Chapter 23: "World War II: The War Against Japan" by Robert W. Coakley--Reprinted from American Military History , Army Historical Series
- The Final Months of the War With Japan by Douglas J. MacEachin--CIA Publication
- The Imperial Japanese Navy
- Japan: No Surrender in World War II. By David Powers--BBC: History: World War II
- Kamikaze Images
- Mechanisms of Imperial Japanese Navy Warships in 3-D
- Pearl Harbor Raid, Overview and Special Image Selection: US Department of the Navy
- Remembering Pearl Harbor: National Geographic
- Uss Arizona Memorial: National Park Service
- World War II in the Pacific: USHMM: The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum
The Path to the A-Bomb: The Manhattan Project
- J. Robert Oppenheimer-- biography
- J. Robert Oppenheimer Centennial at Berkeley-- an online exhibit
- J. Robert Oppenheimer: National Academy of Sciences--biography
- The Manhattan Project: An Interactive History: Office of History and Heritage Resources, US Department of Energy
- The Manhattan Project: The Atomic Heritage Foundation
- The Manhattan Project: Historical Documents Archives
- The Manhattan Project: Making the Atomic Bomb by F.G. Gosling, Office of History and Heritage Resources, US DOE
- The Manhattan Project: National Atomic Museum
- The Race for the Superbomb: PBS
- "Why They Called it the Manhattan Project." William J. Broad New York Times 30 October 2007--free site, registration required
Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
- The 509th Composite Group: A People at War: The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
- The Atomic Bomb and the End of World War II: A Collection of Primary Sources: National Security Archive
- The Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima: The Manhattan Project: An Interactive History: US DOE
- The Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki by the Manhattan Engineering District, June 29, 1945--sponsored by the Avalon Project, Yale University Law School
- Boeing B-29: The Enola Gay: National Museum of the USAF
- The Decision to Drop the Atomic Bomb: The Truman Library--online research collection
- The Enola Gay and the Bombing of Hiroshima in World War II: USAF Colonel Paul W. Tibbets, Pilot
- The Hiroshima Archive: Lewis and Clark College
- "Pilot Talks About the Enola Gay Mission." by Master Sgt. Eddie C. Riley. Air Force Print News (12/29/2003)
- Scientific Data of the Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Disaster: Atomic Bomb Disease Institute, Nagasaki University
- Voice of Hibakusha: Eyewitness Accounts of the Bombing of Hiroshima
Peace in the Nuclear Age
- Formal Surrender of Japan, 2 September 1945, Selected and Miscellaneous Views: Naval Historical Center, US Department of Navy
- Hiroshima Peace Site: Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum
- International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War: Winners of the 1985 Nobel Peace Prize
- Nagasaki Atomic Bomb Museum
- Nuclear Age Peace Foundation
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