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World War II / Holocaust / Hiroshima: Manhattan project

Interactive Map and Information

This link provides an interactive map of Manhattan showing important locations connected to the Manhattan Project.  There are videos and photographs showing the locations during WWII and today with information about the significance of each location.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/30/science/30manh.html?_r=1

Why They Called It the Manhattan Project - New York Times

Introduction to The Manhattan Project from History.com

Pamplet the U.S. Dropped on Japanese Cities August 6, 1945

From the Truman Presidential Library

Translation of leaflet dropped on the Japanese, August 6, 1945,
Miscellaneous Historical Documents Collection.