Hiroshima: Why the Bomb Was Dropped

Hiroshima: Why the Bomb Was Dropped

67 mins | Documentary | July 27, 1995

Peter Jennings takes a behind-the-scenes look at the Truman administration and the events that led to the atomic bombing of Japan in 1945. Includes footage of the incredible destruction, some of which has been kept secret for decades.

Hiroshima: Why the Bomb Was Dropped

67 mins | Documentary | July 27, 1995

Hiroshima: Why the Bomb Was Dropped
Peter Jennings takes a behind-the-scenes look at the Truman administration and the events that led to the atomic bombing of Japan in 1945. Includes footage of the incredible destruction, some of which has been kept secret for decades.
Producers
Original title Hiroshima: Why the Bomb Was Dropped
Directors
Writers McGeorge Bundy

Cast

Peter Jennings

as Host