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Prompt and utter destruction : Truman and the use of atomic bombs against Japan / J. Samuel Walker.
Author
Walker, J. Samuel
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Book
Language
English
Εdition
Rev. ed.
Published/Created
Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2004.
Description
xv, 142 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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D767.25.H6 W35 2004
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World War, 1939-1945
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United States
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World War, 1939-1945
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Japan
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Atomic bomb
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United States
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Foreign relations
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Japan
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1945-1953
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United States
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Foreign relations
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1945-1953
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Truman, Harry S. 1884-1972
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Summary note
"In this concise account of why America used atomic bombs against Japan in 1945, J. Samuel Walker analyzes the reasons behind President Truman's most controversial decision. Delineating what was known and not known by American leaders at the time, Walker evaluates the roles of U.S.-Soviet relations and of American domestic politics. In this new edition, Walker takes into account recent scholarship on the topic, including new information on the Japanese decision to surrender. He has also revised the book to place more emphasis on the effect of the Soviet invasion of Manchuria in convincing the emperor and his advisers to quit the war."--Jacket
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references (p. 131-136) and index.
Contents
A categorical choice?
The most terrible weapon ever known
The prospects for victory, June 1945
Paths to victory
Truman and the bomb at Potsdam
Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Hiroshima in history
Chronology: key events of 1945 relating to the Pacific war.
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Prompt & utter destruction
Truman and the use of atomic bombs against Japan
ISBN
080785607X ((pbk.))
9780807856079 ((pbk.))
OCLC
57582981
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