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Prompt and utter destruction: Truman and the use of atomic bombs against Japan

By J. Samuel Walker

Book information

Publisher
University of North Carolina Press
Year
1997
ISBN
0807846627, 9780807846629
LCC
D767.25.H6 W355 1997
Google Books ID
iEfH_MaZ62cC
Open Library ID
OL1011445M
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
1 MB (1437005 bytes)
Pages
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Time added
2011-08-31 04:54:40

Description

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. He delineates what was known and not known by American leaders at the time and evaluates the role of U.S.-Soviet relations and 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 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. Rising above an often polemical debate, Walker presents an accessible synthesis of previous work and an important, original contribution to our understanding of the events that ushered in the atomic age.

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