An exhibit denied : lobbying the history of Enola Gay
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D767.25.H6 H348 1996
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D767.25.H6 H348 1996
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
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| General Shelving - 3rd Floor | D767.25.H6 H348 1996 | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Atomic bomb -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Enola Gay (Bomber) -- Exhibitions -- Political aspects.
Exhibition catalogs.
Hiroshima-shi (Japan) -- History -- Bombardment, 1945 -- Exhibitions.
National Air and Space Museum -- Exhibitions -- Political aspects.
Public history.
United States -- Military policy -- Moral and ethical aspects.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Japan -- Hiroshima-shi.
Enola Gay (Bomber) -- Exhibitions -- Political aspects.
Exhibition catalogs.
Hiroshima-shi (Japan) -- History -- Bombardment, 1945 -- Exhibitions.
National Air and Space Museum -- Exhibitions -- Political aspects.
Public history.
United States -- Military policy -- Moral and ethical aspects.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Japan -- Hiroshima-shi.
OCLC Fast Subjects
Other Subjects
Atomic bomb -- Moral and ethical aspects
Ausstellung
Ausstellung -- Verbot.
Ausstellungskatalog.
Catalogues d'exposition.
Controversen.
Enola Gay
Enola Gay (Bombardier) -- Expositions -- Aspect politique.
Enola Gay (Bomber)
Enola Gay (Bomber)
Enola Gay.
exhibition catalogs.
Geschichte 1993-1995.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 -- Japon -- Hiroshima.
Guerre nucléaire -- Aspect moral.
Hiroshima (Japon) -- Histoire -- 1945 (Bombardement) -- Expositions.
Hiroshima (Japon) -- Histoire -- 1945 (Bombardement) -- Expositions.
Hiroshima-shi (Japan) -- History -- Bombardment, 1945 -- Exhibitions
Histoire appliquée.
Kernwapens.
National Air and Space Museum
National Air and Space Museum
National Air and Space Museum -- Expositions -- Aspect politique.
National Air and Space Museum.
Public history
Smithsonian Institute.
Tentoonstellingen.
United States -- Military policy -- Moral and ethical aspects
Verbot
Washington (D.C.) -- National Air and Space Museum.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Japan -- Hiroshima-shi
États-Unis -- Politique militaire -- Aspect moral.
Ausstellung
Ausstellung -- Verbot.
Ausstellungskatalog.
Catalogues d'exposition.
Controversen.
Enola Gay
Enola Gay (Bombardier) -- Expositions -- Aspect politique.
Enola Gay (Bomber)
Enola Gay (Bomber)
Enola Gay.
exhibition catalogs.
Geschichte 1993-1995.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 -- Japon -- Hiroshima.
Guerre nucléaire -- Aspect moral.
Hiroshima (Japon) -- Histoire -- 1945 (Bombardement) -- Expositions.
Hiroshima (Japon) -- Histoire -- 1945 (Bombardement) -- Expositions.
Hiroshima-shi (Japan) -- History -- Bombardment, 1945 -- Exhibitions
Histoire appliquée.
Kernwapens.
National Air and Space Museum
National Air and Space Museum
National Air and Space Museum -- Expositions -- Aspect politique.
National Air and Space Museum.
Public history
Smithsonian Institute.
Tentoonstellingen.
United States -- Military policy -- Moral and ethical aspects
Verbot
Washington (D.C.) -- National Air and Space Museum.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Japan -- Hiroshima-shi
États-Unis -- Politique militaire -- Aspect moral.
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Format
Book
Physical Desc
xxv, 477 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 435-468) and index.
Description
A national frenzy, fanned by lobbyists and the media, thwarted the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum's attempt to mount an exhibition featuring the Enola Gay, the B-29 bomber that had dropped the atomic bomb on Hiroshima. Martin Harwit, the director of the museum at the time, recounts the decade-long effort to restore the Enola Gay, the largest restoration project ever undertaken by the museum; recalls the help and support initially provided by General Tibbets and a small.
Description
Band of men he had commanded on the atomic missions to Hiroshima and Nagasaki; shows how a handful of World War II veterans became disillusioned and began to oppose the museum's display of the aircraft; and describes how these men succeeded in calling on powerful veterans' organizations, aerospace lobbyists and congressmen for help in their cause. All the while, a separate drama was unfolding in Japan, where the prospects of an exhibition of the Enola Gay, in a national.
Description
Museum in the heart of Washington, raised an entirely different set of concerns.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction
British Library not licensed to copy,0.,Uk
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SACFinal081324
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Harwit, M. (1996). An exhibit denied: lobbying the history of Enola Gay . Copernicus.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Harwit, Martin, 1931-. 1996. An Exhibit Denied: Lobbying the History of Enola Gay. New York, NY: Copernicus.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Harwit, Martin, 1931-. An Exhibit Denied: Lobbying the History of Enola Gay New York, NY: Copernicus, 1996.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Harwit, M. (1996). An exhibit denied: lobbying the history of enola gay. New York, NY: Copernicus.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Harwit, Martin. An Exhibit Denied: Lobbying the History of Enola Gay Copernicus, 1996.
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