Nagasaki-shi (Japan) bombardment, 1945

This destroyed fire truck sets in the midst of destruction from the atomic bomb in Nagasaki, Japan. From Basil Rice.

The brick parts of this church and a few other walls of buildings are still standing on the flattened land after the atomic bomb in Nagasaki, Japan. Tree trunks stand bare and charred. From Basil Rice.

Debris from the atomic bomb has been moved to the left side of the street in Nagasaki, Japan. On the right, is the concrete and steel frame of a larger building. The walls and windows are gone along with the floors. From Basil Rice.

Nagasaki, Japan two months after the atomic bomb. People are walking in the cleared street. Concrete and steel structure remain, but little else. Trees still standing are charred. In the background are some buildings that may have been partly sheltered by the hills behind them. From Basil Rice.

This is a view of skeletal remains in Nagasaki, Japan after the atomic bomb. Identification of bodies was often impossible and many were buried in mass graves. From Basil Rice.

This is a photograph of a hillside area of Nagasaki, Japan, which suffered destruction, but somewhat less that in other places. From Basil Rice.

This had been one of the better fire trucks in Nagasaki, Japan, but it has been made unusable by the fire. Tires are gone along with most of the equipment. From Basil Rice.

This is a view of an unharmed concrete reservoir that remained amid total ruin in Nagasaki, Japan. Most structures were one or two story wood buildings and did not stand. From Basil Rice.

This is a view of the destruction from the atomic bomb in Nagasaki, Japan. The interior of the concrete building in the background has been destroyed. From Basil Rice.

This photo shows the destruction in Nagasaki, Japan after the atomic bomb. A person walking near the crossroads gives scale to the picture. From Basil Rice.