02501cam a2200373 i 4500 560104374 TxAuBib 20220607120000.0 160913s2017||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2016953764 9781250120335 hardcover 1250120330 hardcover TxAuBib rda O'Reilly, Bill, author Killing the rising sun. The day the world went nuclear : dropping the atom bomb and the end of World War II in the Pacific / Bill O'Reilly. Dropping the atom bomb and the end of World War II in the Pacific. First edition. New York : Henry Holt and Company, 2017. ©2017. xvii, 302 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm. txt rdacontent n rdamedia nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-294) and index. A Note to Readers -- Key Players -- Prologue. Part 1: A Bomb to End the War -- Part 2: "Destination: Hiroshima" -- Part 3: Unconditional Surrender. Epilogue. Afterword: The Occupation of Japan: Turning an Enemy into an Ally. The Decision to Develop and Use the Bomb. Letter from Albert Einstein to FDR -- General Eisenhower's Thoughts -- President Truman's Reflections -- Letters and Opinions from Subsequent Presidents. Little Boy and Fat Man -- Hiroshima and Nagasaki: Immediate and Lasting Effects -- Pearl Harbor -- Shame on American Soil: Relocation Centers -- FDR's "Day of Infamy" Speech -- Emperor Hirohito's Surrender Speech -- Japanese War Crimes Trials -- The Nuclear World -- After the War -- Time Line. Portrays the events of World War II in 1944, when escalating Pacific battles between the forces of General MacArthur and the Japanese army lead to the development of humanity's deadliest weapon and President Truman's impossible choice. Adapted from Bill O'Reilly's historical thriller Killing the Rising Sun.-- Adapted from book jacket. 20220607. Manhattan Project (U.S.) Juvenile literature. World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns Pacific Area Juvenile literature. World War, 1939-1945 Japan Juvenile literature. World War, 1939-1945 United States Juvenile literature. Pacific Area History, Military 20th century Juvenile literature. TXEUL