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

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 resea...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author Miscamble, Wilson D.
Format eBook Book
LanguageEnglish
Published Cambridge ; Tokyo Cambridge University Press 11.04.2011
Edition1
SeriesCambridge Essential Histories
Subjects
1884-1972
Atomic bomb
Atomic bomb > History
Atomic bomb > Moral and ethical aspects
Bombardment, 1945
Decision making
Diplomacy
Ethics
Hiroshima-shi (Japan)
Hiroshima-shi (Japan) > History > Bombardment, 1945 > Moral and ethical aspects
History
HISTORY / United States / 20th Century bisacsh
Japan
Military history
Military leadership
Military policy
Moral and ethical aspects
Morality
Nagasaki-shi (Japan)
Nagasaki-shi (Japan) > History > Bombardment, 1945 > Moral and ethical aspects
Nuclear weapons
Political history
Truman, Harry S
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972 > Military leadership
U.S.A
United States
United States > Military policy > Decision making
World War Two
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Table of 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