Pt. 1. Historical narrative. The debate over Hiroshima ; Building the atomic bomb ; The Pacific war ; The decision to drop the bomb ; The Japanese government, Ketsu-Go, and Potsdam ; Hiroshima, Nagasaki, and Japan's surrender ; Hiroshima and American Power -- Pt. 2. Key questions and interpretations -- Pt. 3. Resources. Chronology ; Glossary of military terms and abbreviations ; Glossary of names ; Selected bibliography ; Archival collections ; Government publications ; Microfilm document collections ; Published document collections ; Interviews and personal communications ; Books, articles, and transcripts ; Web sites -- Pt. 4. Documents. Guide to the documents ; A. American civilian documents ; B. American Military Documents ; C. MAGIC diplomatic summaries ; D. Japanese government documents, military documents, and diary entries ; E. Japanese surrender documents ; F. United States Strategic bombing survey : summary report and interrogations of Japanese officials ; G. Statements of Japanese officials on World War II, Military Intelligence Section, Historical Division, U.S. Army
