![]() ![]() Shimmering leaves, reflecting sunlight from a cloudless sky, made a pleasant contrast with shadows in my garden as I gazed absently through wide-flung doors opening to the south.Ĭlad in drawers and undershirt, I was sprawled on the living room floor exhausted because I had just spent a sleepless night on duty as an air warden in my hospital. ![]() "The hour was early the morning still, warm, and beautiful. His diary was published in English in 1955 He served as Director of the Hiroshima Communications Hospital and lived near the hospital approximately a mile from the explosion's epicenter. Michihiko Hachiya lived through that day and kept a diary of his experience. On this day a single bomb dropped by a single airplane destroyed the city, leading to the end of World War II and introducing mankind to the Atomic Age.ĭr. But this day would be different, very different. Nothing in the day's dawning indicated that this day would be any different from its predecessors. The Sinking of the USS Indianapolis, 1945Īugthe sun rose into a clear blue sky over the city of Hiroshima, Japan promising a warm and pleasant day. Normandy Invasion, 1944: A Civilian's View Attack At Pearl Harbor - the Japanese ViewĪttack At Pearl Harbor - The White House Reacts ![]()
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