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The Enola Gay and the Smithsonian Institution
- Title
- The Enola Gay and the Smithsonian Institution / Charles T. O'Reilly and William A. Rooney.
- Author
- O'Reilly, Charles T., 1921-
- Publication
- Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., [2005], ©2005.
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Details
- Additional Authors
- Rooney, William A.
- Description
- vii, 247 pages; 23 cm
- Summary
- "After concisely covering the background of the Enola Gay and its mission, this study focuses on the controversy surrounding the museum exhibit. Issues covered include casualty figures, ethical questions, and political correctness, among others. The viewpoints of such groups as museum personnel, exhibit organizers, veterans, and historians are covered. Appendices offer information on content analysis of the National Air and Space Museum exhibit script, non-museum materials that were intended to complement the exhibit script, and the importance of full disclosure in research."--BOOK JACKET.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-243) and index.
- Contents
- I. The NASM plans an exhibit -- II. Why the battle of the Enola Gay? -- III. Was Japan ready to surrender? -- IV. Unconditional surrender -- V. Was Germany an A-bomb target? -- VI. The question of casualties -- VII. Where did the 500,000 come from? -- VIII. Defending the exhibit -- IX. The moral question -- X. Epilogue -- App. A. Is speculation history? -- App. B. The "tiger team" report -- App. C. Why not full disclosure?
- ISBN
- 0786420081 (softcover : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 2004028964
- OCLC
- ocm57250953
- SCSB-5163317
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries