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The Enola Gay : The B-29 That Dropped the First Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima by Norman Polmar is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
What is The Enola Gay : The B-29 That Dropped the First Atomic Bomb on Hiroshima about?
The world entered the atomic age in August 1945, when the B-29 Superfortress nicknamed Enola Gay flew some 1,500 miles from the island of Tinian and dropped an atomic bomb on Hiroshima, Japan. The "Little Boy" bomb exploded with the force of 12.5 kilotons of TNT, nearly destroying the city. Three days later, another B-29 dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki. The Japanese government, which had been preparing a bloody defense against an invasion, surrendered six days later. The aircraft was the prim
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It is typically read by self-directed learners exploring a subject in depth.
Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Norman Polmar
- Publisher
- Brassey's Inc.
- Published
- 2004
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781574888591
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- Military, Children'S, History
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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