World War 2 Directory - Internets Largest free WWII Directory-DMOZ Listed-Videos-Links-People-Theatres of Operations-Holocaust are included in the site- Atomichttp://www.worldwar2directory.com/Atomic/World War 2 Directory is the largest World War II Directory on the internet. All links are top quality and are WWII related including, history, photo's, videos, services, people, indexes, records, battles, conflicts, statistics, timeline, free ww2 footage.. The Final Months of the War With Japan http://www.cia.govAn intelligence monograph by Douglas J. MacEachin. Signals Intelligence, U.S. Invasion Planning, and the A-Bomb DecisionMon, 17 Aug 2009 01:37:29 GMTHiroshima: Was it Necessary? http://www.doug-long.com/Article and quotes which explore the premise that the a-bombings were probably not necessary to conclude the war, and includes diary excerpts from Truman and Stimson, bibliography, biographies of major figures, and links.Thu, 04 Sep 2008 02:10:56 GMTAtomic Bombs http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2125.htmlA large collection of links to information relating to the atomic bombing.Thu, 04 Sep 2008 02:10:56 GMTThe Last Wave from Port Chicago http://www.portchicago.org/Details of the July 17, 1944 explosion at the Port Chicago Naval Magazine, including documents and circumstances that point to the possibility of the first ever nuclear explosion.Thu, 04 Sep 2008 02:10:56 GMTNational Security Archive http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB162/index.htmCollection of primary source material relating to the use of the atomic bomb in PDF format available from George Washington University.Thu, 04 Sep 2008 02:10:56 GMTNuclear Weapons - History http://www.nuclearfiles.org/menu/key-issues/nuclear-weapons/history/Large, comprehensive collection of online documents relating to the bombing and the issues surrounding it.Thu, 04 Sep 2008 02:10:56 GMTOfficial Bombing Order http://www.dannen.com/decision/handy.htmlAuthorized the use of the atomic bomb against Japanese cities, drafted by General Groves and approved by President Truman and Secretary of War Stimson at Potsdam on July 25, 1945.Thu, 04 Sep 2008 02:10:56 GMTUnited States Strategic Bombing Survey: Summary Report (Pacific War) http://www.anesi.com/ussbs01.htmOriginal text of the report on the conduct of the bombing campaign against Japan outlining the factors which influenced decisions in planning, and describes the effects of the atomic bombing in the context of the overall bombing campaign.Thu, 04 Sep 2008 02:10:56 GMTSwords and Ploughshares http://acdis.illinois.eduCollection of articles relating to the use of the atomic bomb on Japan, Volume IX / Number 3 & 4 / Spring-Summer 1995.Mon, 17 Aug 2009 01:37:29 GMTAtom Bomb http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/2WWatom.htmA brief historical article on the bomb, includes links to articles on related material, definitions, and quotations from primary sources.Thu, 04 Sep 2008 02:10:56 GMTAtomic Central http://www.vce.com/atomcentral.htmlA collection of material on the development and use of the atomic bomb as well as the effects on society of the existence of the bomb, and includes photos, video clips, atomic tests, accidents and links.Thu, 04 Sep 2008 02:10:56 GMTCSI Hiroshima Live Project http://www.csi.ad.jp/hiroshima-live/Multimedia presentation on the annual Hiroshima Peace Memorial Ceremony, and includes photographs, audio and video clips, and text of the ceremony with material translated into several languages.Thu, 04 Sep 2008 02:10:56 GMTThe Decision to Use the Atomic Bomb http://www.army.mil/cmh-pg/books/70-7_23.htmA well-referenced study of the American decision to use the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki by Louis Morton.Thu, 04 Sep 2008 02:10:56 GMTA-Bomb - The Destroyer of Worlds http://www.kilroywashere.org/004-Pages/Trinity/Trinity.htmlIncludes Trinity today, timeline, history, the theory, reasoning, considerations, and the aftermath.Thu, 04 Sep 2008 02:10:56 GMTThe Atomic Bomb, 1939-1945 http://www.worldwar2database.com/html/atombomb.htmArticle, image galleries and links.Thu, 04 Sep 2008 02:10:56 GMTFifty Years from Trinity http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/trinity/Articles from the Seattle Times to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the first nuclear test.Thu, 04 Sep 2008 02:10:56 GMTHarnessing of Nuclear Fission - The Story of the Atomic Bomb http://www.3rd1000.com/nuclear/cruc18.htmBrief article on the atomic scientists and their experiments from 1934-1945.Thu, 04 Sep 2008 02:10:56 GMTHiroshima: Was It Absolutely Necessary? http://www.spectacle.org/696/long.htmlAn account that summarizes the events that led to Japan's surrender, and considers other means of achieving surrender by Doug Long.Thu, 04 Sep 2008 02:10:56 GMTTrinity Site http://www.ninfinger.org/~sven/trinity/trin_brochure.htmlFull text and photos of a brochure issued by the U.S. Department of Energy, National Atomic Museum in Albuquerque, New Mexico, January 1994.Thu, 04 Sep 2008 02:10:56 GMTTrumans Motivations: Using the Atomic Bomb in the Second World War http://www.johnwcooper.com/papers/atomicbombtruman.htmResearch paper examining the motivations for using the atomic bomb against Japan.Thu, 04 Sep 2008 02:10:56 GMT