An Exhibit Denied Lobbying the History of Enola Gay
At 8:15 A.M., August 6, 1945, the Enola Gay released her load. For forty three seconds, the world's first atomic bomb plunged through six miles of clear air to its preset detonation altitude. There it exploded, destroying Hiroshima and eighty thousand of her citizens. No war had ever seen such...
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| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Springer New York
1996, 1996
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1996 |
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- 1 Remembrances
- 2 A Solemn Vow
- 3 The National Air and Space Museum
- 4 A New Director
- 5 A Reluctant Start
- 6 Searching for a Home to Display the Enola Gay
- 7 Planning an Exhibition
- 8 The Impatient Veteran
- 9 An Enthusiastic Advocate
- 10 Restoration and Authenticity
- 11 A Smithsonian Debate
- 12 A Battle for the Museum Extension
- 13 Only Five Old Men
- 14 Japan
- 15 Funding and Approval
- 16 Losing Friends
- 17 The Script
- 18 Once-Secret Documents
- 19 The AFA Lobbies for Its Own Version of History
- 20 An Intricate Military Web
- 21 Internal Dissent and Regrouping
- 22 A Search for New Allies
- 23 The Military Coalition and the Service Historians
- 24 The Media and a National Museum’s Defenses
- 25 Negotiating the Script
- 26 The New Secretary—Smithsonian Support Wavers
- 27 Japanese Doubts
- 28 Cancellation
- 29 The Immediate Aftermath
- 30 The Last Act
- Epilogue
- Chronology of Significant Events 43
- Notes