Prompt and utter destruction : Truman and the use of atomic bombs against Japan / J. Samuel Walker.

Author
Walker, J. Samuel [Browse]
Format
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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            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.
            Other title(s)
            • Prompt & utter destruction
            • Truman and the use of atomic bombs against Japan
            ISBN
            • 080785607X ((pbk.))
            • 9780807856079 ((pbk.))
            OCLC
            57582981
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