The Most Controversial Decision : Truman, the Atomic Bombs, and the Defeat of Japan.

By: Miscamble, Wilson DMaterial type: TextTextSeries: Cambridge Essential HistoriesPublisher: New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011Copyright date: ©2011Description: 1 online resource (190 pages)Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781139079556Subject(s): Atomic bomb -- History | Atomic bomb -- Moral and ethical aspects | Hiroshima-shi (Japan) -- History -- Bombardment, 1945 -- Moral and ethical aspects | Nagasaki-shi (Japan) -- History -- Bombardment, 1945 -- Moral and ethical aspects | Truman, Harry S., -- 1884-1972 -- Military leadership | United States -- Military policy -- Decision makingGenre/Form: Electronic books.Additional physical formats: Print version:: The Most Controversial Decision : Truman, the Atomic Bombs, and the Defeat of JapanDDC classification: 940.54252 LOC classification: D767.25.H6 M47 2011Online resources: Click to View
Contents:
Cover -- Half-title -- Series-title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Map -- Introduction: The Most Controversial Decision -- Chapter 1: Franklin Roosevelt, the Manhattan Project, and the Development of the Atomic Bomb -- Chapter 2: Harry Truman, Henry Stimson, and Atomic Briefings -- Chapter 3: James F. Byrnes, the Atomic Bomb, and the Pacific War -- Chapter 4: The Potsdam Conference, the Trinity Test, and Atomic Diplomacy -- Chapter 5: Hiroshima, the Japanese, and the Soviets -- Chapter 6: The Japanese Surrender -- Chapter 7: Necessary, But Was It Right? -- Chapter 8: Byrnes, the Soviets, and the American Atomic Monopoly -- Chapter 9: The Atomic Bomb and the Origins of the Cold War -- Suggested Readings -- Index.
Summary: Addresses the reasons the atomic bombs were used against Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the role they played in Japan's surrender.
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Cover -- Half-title -- Series-title -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Map -- Introduction: The Most Controversial Decision -- Chapter 1: Franklin Roosevelt, the Manhattan Project, and the Development of the Atomic Bomb -- Chapter 2: Harry Truman, Henry Stimson, and Atomic Briefings -- Chapter 3: James F. Byrnes, the Atomic Bomb, and the Pacific War -- Chapter 4: The Potsdam Conference, the Trinity Test, and Atomic Diplomacy -- Chapter 5: Hiroshima, the Japanese, and the Soviets -- Chapter 6: The Japanese Surrender -- Chapter 7: Necessary, But Was It Right? -- Chapter 8: Byrnes, the Soviets, and the American Atomic Monopoly -- Chapter 9: The Atomic Bomb and the Origins of the Cold War -- Suggested Readings -- Index.

Addresses the reasons the atomic bombs were used against Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the role they played in Japan's surrender.

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Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2018. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.

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