The USS Arizona being sunk during the attack, sending clouds of smoke hundreds of feet in the air.
History.com. (2020). [online] Available at: https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/pearl-harbor [Accessed 6 May 2020].
Japanese Attacks on Pear Harbor Propels U.S. into WWII by Tony Pettinato
A newspaper that declared the U.S.’ participation in the war after the Pearl Harbour attack in Hawaii
Pettinato, T. (2020). Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor Propels U.S. into WWII. [online] GenealogyBank Blog. Available at: https://blog.genealogybank.com/japanese-attack-on-pearl-harbor-propels-u-s-into-wwii.html [Accessed 4 May 2020].
The Gadget by the U.S. Department of Energy
The “Gadget” device fully assembled atop the 100-foot firing tower, shortly before the Trinity test. July15, 1945.
Energy.gov. (2020). Manhattan Project Signature Facilities. [online] Available at: https://www.energy.gov/management/office-management/operational-management/history/manhattan-project/manhattan-project-1 [Accessed 11 May 2020].
The detonation of Gadget by Jack Aeby
An image of the explosion given off by the detonation of Gadget. The blast shook homes and broke windows within a large radius around the Trinity test site.
Trinity Test -1945 (2020). Available at: https://www.atomicheritage.org/history/trinity-test-1945 (Accessed: 11 May 2020).
The trinity test, 15 seconds after detonation by David Wargowski
The size of the Gadgets explosion only 15 seconds after it was detonated. The fireball was already over 800 meters in the air, and still rapidly expanding.
font-weight:normal">Trinity Test -1945 (2020). Available at: https://www.atomicheritage.org/history/trinity-test-1945 (Accessed: 11 May 2020).
Little Boy ready to be lifted into the Enola Gay by the U.S Department of Energy
The Little Boy being lifted into the Enola Gay, the plane that eventually dropped the bomb onto the Japanese City of Hiroshima, August 6 1945.
Little Boy and Fat Man (2020). Available at: https://www.atomicheritage.org/history/little-boy-and-fat-man (Accessed: 21 May 2020).
The Fat Man being lowered and checked on transport dolly for airfield trip by Ryan Crierie.
The Fat Man nuclear bomb being lowered and checked on a transport dolly in preparation for its movement across the airfield.
Little Boy and Fat Man (2020). Available at: https://www.atomicheritage.org/history/little-boy-and-fat-man (Accessed: 21 May 2020).
Enola Gay by the Air Force Historical Research Agency
U.S. bomber Enola Gay on Tinian, Mariana Islands, prior to its atomic bombing mission to Hiroshima, Japan, August 1945.
Enola Gay | Facts, History, & Hiroshima (2020). Available at: https://www.britannica.com/topic/Enola-Gay (Accessed: 21 May 2020).
The Enola Gay in flight by the National Air and Space Museum
The Enola Gay taking off in the direction of Japan, carrying the ‘Little Boy’ explosive. Later to be dropped on the Japanese city of Hiroshima.
On This Day: Enola Gay Drops Atomic Bomb (2016). Available at: https://airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/day-enola-gay-drops-atomic-bomb (Accessed: 21 May 2020).
Mushroom Cloud of Nagasaki by History.com
A mushroom cloud rises over Nagasaki. The second nuclear bomb was dropped on the city on August 9, 1945, in the last days of WWII shortly before the surrender of Japan. The attack destroyed about 30 percent of the city.
(2020) History.com. Available at: https://www.history.com/topics/world-war-ii/bombing-of-hiroshima-and-nagasaki#&gid=ci023ad3afe00024ab&pid=atomic-bomb-detonates-in-nagasaki (Accessed: 21 May 2020).
