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Langley, Andrew, 1949-

Hiroshima and Nagasaki : fire from the sky / by Andrew Langley. - Minneapolis, Minn. : Compass Point Books, ©2006. - 96 pages; illustrations (some color), map; 24 cm. - Snapshots in history . - Snapshots in history. .

Includes bibliographical references (page 93) and index.

Fire from the sky -- Splitting the atom -- World at war -- Race for the bomb -- Bombing hiroshima -- Death of two cities -- Out of the ruins -- Shadow of the bom -- On the web -- Glossary -- Source notes -- Select bibliography -- Index -- About the author/image credits.

Examines the bombings and the era in which all of humanity lived under the long, dark shadow.

ISBN: 0756516218 9780756516215 0756518202 9780756518202

LCCN: 2005027146

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Hiroshima-shi (Japan)--History --Bombardment, 1945 --Juvenile literature.
Nagasaki-shi (Japan)--History --Bombardment, 1945 --Juvenile literature.
Atomic bomb--History --Juvenile literature.

LC Class. No.: D767.25.H6 / L33 2006

Dewey Class. No.: 940.54/2521954