Acknowledged as the most vehemently disputed episode ever witnessed in the world of museums, it stands as a fearsome cautionary tale that should be heeded by every museum attempting to survive in these increasingly politicised times. The Enola Gay was the subject of a controversial exhibition planned for the Smithsonian Institution’s (SI) National Air and Space Museum (NASM) in Washington, D.C., the world’s most visited museum. Linenthal and Tom Engelhardt (New York: Metropolitan Books, 1996), endnotes, 295 pages, ISBN: 0-8050-436-1 (hardcover), 0-8050-4378-X (paperback).Įnola Gay after Hiroshima mission, entering hardstand. HISTORY WARS: The Enola Gay and Other Battles for the American Past, edited by Edward T. AN EXHIBIT DENIED: Lobbying the History of the Enola Gay, by Martin Harwit (New York: Copernicus, An Imprint of Springer-Verlag New York, Inc., 1996), list of principals, chronology of significant events, endnotes, index, 477 pages, ISBN 7-3 (hardcover).
