Scenes in Hiroshima and Nagasaki immediately after the bombings illustrating the effects of the first two nuclear explosions used in warfare on the cities and their people
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ACMI Identifier
321330
Language
English
Subject categories
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Atomic bomb - Blast effect
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Atomic bomb victims
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Hiroshima (Japan) - Bombardment, 1945
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Nagasaki-Shi (Japan) - Bombardment, 1945
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Nuclear warfare
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → Nuclear warfare - Social aspects
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → War - Historical perspectives
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → War damage to buildings - Japan
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → War victims
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → World War, 1939-1945 - Japan
Armed Forces, Military, War & Weapons → World War, 1939-1945 - Psychological aspects
Documentary → Documentary films - United States
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Nuclear warfare - Social aspects
History → Hiroshima (Japan) - Bombardment, 1945
History → Japan - History - 1945-
History → Nagasaki-Shi (Japan) - Bombardment, 1945
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)