Hiroshima
by John Hersey
On August 6, 1945, Hiroshima was destroyed by the first atom bomb ever dropped on a city. This account of the bombing of Hiroshima is told from the perspective of six survivors. Almost four decades after the original publication of the book, John Hersey went back to Hiroshima in search of the people whose stories he had told. His account of what he discovered about them is now the final chapter of Hiroshima.
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Enrichment ActivitiesInternet ResourcesBooks by John Hersey
Enrichment Activities
- International Day of Peace
Students use an online resource to learn about International Peace Day, celebrated in Hiroshima every August 6 to memorialize the children who died from the bombing of Hiroshima in 1945.- Synopsis, Ideas, and Writing Connections
Challenge students with discussion concepts and creative writing assignments.- World War II Timeline
From 1939 to the bombing of Hiroshima in 1945, this timeline covers the events of WWII. - Synopsis, Ideas, and Writing Connections
Internet Resources
Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima
Grade Levels: Middle, Secondary
Published in the War Times Journal, this account of the 1945 nuclear bombing was written by a Catholic priest.
http://www.wtj.com/archives/hiroshima.htm
Hiroshima Photos
Grade Levels: Middle, Secondary
http://content.time.com/time/photogallery/0,29307,2012653,00.html
Hiroshima Survivor Testimonials
Grade Levels: Middle, Secondary
Fifteen eyewitness accounts of the bombing of Hiroshima.
http://www.inicom.com/hibakusha/
Hiroshima: Was It Necessary?
Grade Levels: Middle, Secondary
Articles and quotes that explore the premise that the atomic bombings of Japan were probably not necessary.
http://www.doug-long.com/
John Hersey Biography
Grade Levels: Middle, Secondary
A complete description of the life of this Pulitzer-Prize-winning author.
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/2WWhersey.htm
Books by John Hersey
Algiers Motel Incident
Antonietta
Aspects of the Presidency
A Bell for Adano
Blues
The Call: An American Missionary in China
The Child Buyer
Fling and Other Stories
Here to Stay
Hiroshima
Into the Valley: A Skirmish of the Marines
Key West Tales
Life Sketches
My Petition for More Space
Ralph Ellison: A Collection of Critical Essays
A Single Pebble
The Wall
White Lotus
Writer's Craft
