ABC OF MODERN JAPANESE HISTORY: This modern history site from the Association for the Advancement of the Liberalist View of History attempts to debunk war crimes charges against the Japanese in World War II.
A-BOMB WWW
MUSEUM: A resource
site supported by the government of Hiroshima.
AFTER THE DAY OF INFAMY -- 'MAN-ON-THE-STREET' INTERVIEWS FOLLOWING THE ATTACK
ON PEARL HARBOR: More
than twelve hours of testimony collected from a wide sampling of some 200
Americans in the immediate aftermath of the December 7, 1941 attack.
CENTER OF RESEARCH AND DOCUMENTATION ON JAPAN'S WAR RESPONSIBILITY:
A virtual exhibit from a Tokyo-based organization.
CITY OF HIROSHIMA -- DEVOTION TO THE CAUSE OF PEACE:
This City of Hiroshima Peace Promotion Division project combines history of
the August 6, 1945 bombing with contemporary anti-nuclear activism.
COMMITTEE FOR CHINESE HOLOCAUST MUSEUM OF THE UNITED STATES: The web-site of an organization established in 2000 and dedicated to the establishment of an American museum that commemorates Sino-Japanese War (1931-45) Japanese atrocities.
DECISION TO DROP THE ATOMIC BOMB:
A series of primary documents from the Truman Presidential Museum.
ENOLA GAY
CONTROVERSY -- HOW DO WE REMEMBER A WAR THAT WE WON?:
A lesson, initially designed as part of a Lehigh University first-year writing
course, that centers on the controversy of the proposed 1995 Smithsonian
exhibit on the 50th anniversary of the bombing of Hiroshima.
HIROSHIMA
ARCHIVE: A site
originally designed to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the bombing by Mayu
Tsuruya for Portland's Lewis and Clark College.
HIROSHIMA/NAGASAKI:
This Nuclear Age Peace Foundation resource includes background information
about the decision to drop the 1945 bombs, primary documents and the text of
the cancelled 1995 Smithsonian "Enola Gay" exhibit.
JAPANESE ARMY'S ATROCITIES -- NANJING MASSACRE: Historical documents and photos from the China News Digest International that serves as witness to Japanese war crimes.
JAPANESE HISTORY TEXTBOOK RAISES CONCERNS (July 10, 2001):
An in-depth feature from the Asia Society.
JAPAN'S QUEST FOR POWER AND WORLD WAR II IN ASIA: An overview from Columbia University's East Asian Curriculum Project.
NAGASAKI JOURNEY: The
a-bomb photographs of Yosuke Yamahata.
NANKING 1937:
The Princeton University site commemorating the 60th anniversary of the
Nanking Massacre.
NANKING
ATROCITIES -- AN ONLINE DOCUMENTARY:
A research project originally completed as a virtual masters thesis for the
University of Missouri's journalism program.
SHANGHAI 1937:
Schauwecker's Guide to Japan presents Swiss photographer Karl Kengelbacher's
1937 photos.
SINO-JAPANESE WAR 1937-1945: A very brief synopsis from OnWar.com.
SPECIAL REPORT: THE 55TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BOMBING OF JAPAN (August 3, 2000):
An in-depth feature from the Asia Society.
TEACHING WITH DOCUMENTS LESSON PLAN -- "A DATE WHICH WILL LIVE IN INFAMY" --
THE FIRST TYPED DRAFT OF FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT'S WAR ADDRESS:
This National Archives lesson plan includes a copy of the President's
hand-written notes for his December 8, 1941 speech.
WAS TRUMAN A HERO OR A VILLAIN?:
A unit from the United Kingdom's National Archives Learning Curve 20th Century
Heroes and Villains lesson that focuses upon the American President's decision
to drop the atomic bomb.
WIKIPEDIA -- ATOMIC BOMBINGS OF HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI: An entry from the on-line encyclopedia.
WIKIPEDIA -- MUKDEN INCIDENT: A description of the process through which the Japanese annexed Manchuria in 1931.
WOMEN'S INTERNATIONAL WAR CRIMES TRIBUNAL 2000 FOR THE TRIAL OF JAPANESE MILITARY SEXUAL SLAVERY IN THE MATTER OF THE PROSECUTORS AND THE PEOPLES OF THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION V. EMPEROR HIROHITO ET AL. AND THE GOVERNMENT OF JAPAN: Includes the December 2000 findings of an international mock tribunal of Hirohito for WW II war crimes.
WORLD WAR II IN ASIA: Resources on the war from the Legacy Project, a web-site devoted to exploring the consequences of the many historical tragedies of the twentieth century.
WWW MEMORIAL HALL OF THE VICTIMS IN THE NANJING MASSACRE (19371938):
A series of primary documents and photos.
YASUKUNI JINJYA -- A SHRINE TO JAPAN'S WAR DEAD: Information about the controversial to Japan's post-1868 soldiers from Links Net.
: The homepage for the controversial Japanese war memorial.
FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT -- PEARL HARBOR ADDRESS TO THE NATION:
An audio recording of the December 8, 1941 speech.
REVISITING THE BIRTH OF THE BOMB:
A two-part series from NPR's Radio Expeditions that returns to the New Mexico
Trinity test site.
HISTORIAN JOHN DOWER IS THE AUTHOR OF EMBRACING DEFEAT: JAPAN IN THE WAKE OF
WORLD WAR II: A feature
audio interview on NPR's "Fresh Air" with the award-winning World War II
author.
DOUGLAS MACARTHUR, Receives
The Japanese Surrender, September 2, 1945: A brief audio clip from the History
Channel's Speech Archive.
NEWS REPORT, V-J
Celebrations In Iowa, August 14, 1945: A brief audio clip from the History
Channel's Speech Archive.
HARRY S TRUMAN, Threatens
Japan With Further Atomic Attacks, August 9, 1945: A Brief audio clip
from the History Channel's Speech Archive.
WAR REPORT, Post-Pearl
Harbor Blackout, December 8, 1941: A Brief audio clip from the History
Channel's Speech Archive.