Strategy, Tactical, Leadership, and Technology

Every turn revealed an extraordinary variety of artifacts—massive anti-aircraft guns that once shielded warships and bases, Japanese swords captured on the battlefield, and a surprising array of small arms from both Allied and Japanese forces.

At 2:45 AM, August 6, the Enola Gay lifted off from Tinian, carrying Little Boy and a hand-picked crew. At 8:15 AM Hiroshima time, the bomb was dropped from 31,000 feet.