The Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
1946
- Foreword
- Introduction
- The Manhattan Project Atomic Bomb Investigating Group
- Propaganda
- Summary of Damages and Injuries
- Main Conclusions
- The Selection of the Target
- Description of the Cities Before the Bombings
- The Attacks
- General Comparison of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
- General Description of Damage Caused by the Atomic Explosions
- Total Casualties
- The Nature of an Atomic Explosion
- Characteristics of the Damage Caused by the Atomic Bombs
- Calculations of the Peak Pressure of the Blast Wave
- Long Range Blast Damage
- Ground Shock
- Shielding, or Screening from Blast
- Flash Burn
- Characteristics of the Injuries to Persons
- Burns
- Mechanical Injuries
- Blast Injuries
- Radiation Injuries
- Shielding from Radiation
- Effects of the Atomic Bombings on the Inhabitants of the Bombed Cities
- Appendix: Father Siemes' Eyewitness Account