World History
Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima - An eyewitness report written by a Jesuit priest living near Hiroshima at the time of the atomic bombing. Describes the aftermath of the bombing, and the effects on the people of Hiroshima.
Today is the 6oth Anniversity of the atom bombing of Hiroshima. Over 60,000 Japanese died (most of who were civilians) when the Enola Gay dropped the bomb.
It is hard to predict what may have happened had Truman decided not to atom bomb Japan. Maybe the war would have gone on with a full-scale allied invasion of Japan and the death toll would have been much higher. Further, the Soviet Union may have occupied portions of Japan which would have further complicated the Cold War. But maybe not. It probably was the right decision but we can still mourn those innocents who died on August 6th, 1945.
From the site:
In September of 1945, Bishop Franklin Corley was sent to the Japanese city of Hiroshima as part of the American occupation forces then entering that country. As one of the first American soldiers to enter the stricken city, he encountered many of the people who were helping to re-establish order from the chaos. One of these people was Father P. Siemes, a German priest with the Novitists of the Society of Jesus in Nagatsuki. Father Siemes was directly involved in the post-bombing rescue, and had also witnessed the explosion itself while barely avoiding the bomb's lethal heat and shock waves.
Shortly after they met, Father Siemes gave a typed account of his observations to Mr.Corley, who then brought the manuscript back to the United States where it lay mostly hidden for fifty years. Thanks to the kind cooperation of Mr. Corley's son, Father Siemes' account is now given below without any editing or modification. His eyewitness account is a priceless insight into this event, as are his thoughts on the implications of total war and its application. Shown along with the account are Mr. Corley's photographs of Hiroshima, some of which were taken while the city still smoldered.
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World History
Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima
Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima - An eyewitness report written by a Jesuit priest living near Hiroshima at the time of the atomic bombing. Describes the aftermath of the bombing, and the effects on the people of Hiroshima.
Today is the 6oth Anniversity of the atom bombing of Hiroshima. Over 60,000 Japanese died (most of who were civilians) when the Enola Gay dropped the bomb.
It is hard to predict what may have happened had Truman decided not to atom bomb Japan. Maybe the war would have gone on with a full-scale allied invasion of Japan and the death toll would have been much higher. Further, the Soviet Union may have occupied portions of Japan which would have further complicated the Cold War. But maybe not. It probably was the right decision but we can still mourn those innocents who died on August 6th, 1945.
From the site:
In September of 1945, Bishop Franklin Corley was sent to the Japanese city of Hiroshima as part of the American occupation forces then entering that country. As one of the first American soldiers to enter the stricken city, he encountered many of the people who were helping to re-establish order from the chaos. One of these people was Father P. Siemes, a German priest with the Novitists of the Society of Jesus in Nagatsuki. Father Siemes was directly involved in the post-bombing rescue, and had also witnessed the explosion itself while barely avoiding the bomb's lethal heat and shock waves.
Shortly after they met, Father Siemes gave a typed account of his observations to Mr.Corley, who then brought the manuscript back to the United States where it lay mostly hidden for fifty years. Thanks to the kind cooperation of Mr. Corley's son, Father Siemes' account is now given below without any editing or modification. His eyewitness account is a priceless insight into this event, as are his thoughts on the implications of total war and its application. Shown along with the account are Mr. Corley's photographs of Hiroshima, some of which were taken while the city still smoldered.
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