THE MOST CONTROVERSIAL DECISION by Wilson D. Miscamble ( 9780521514194 )

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Title:

THE MOST CONTROVERSIAL DECISION
TRUMAN, THE ATOMIC BOMBS, AND THE DEFEAT OF JAPAN

By:

Wilson D. Miscamble

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Hardback

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ISBN 10:

0521514193

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9780521514194

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Publisher:

CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY PRESS

Pub. date:

1 April, 2011

Series:

Cambridge Essential Histories

Pages:

190

Description:

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

Synopsis:

This book explores the American use of atomic bombs and the role these weapons played in the defeat of the Japanese Empire in World War II. It focuses on President Harry S. Truman's decision-making regarding this most controversial of all his decisions. The book relies on notable archival research and the best and most recent scholarship on the subject to fashion an incisive overview that is fair and forceful in its judgments. This study addresses a subject that has been much debated among historians and it confronts head-on the highly disputed claim that the Truman administration practised 'atomic diplomacy'. The book goes beyond its central historical analysis to ask whether it was morally right for the United States to use these terrible weapons against Hiroshima and Nagasaki. It also provides a balanced evaluation of the relationship between atomic weapons and the origins of the Cold War.

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17 b/w illus. 1 map

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Cambridge University Press

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