Title The Columbia guide to Hiroshima and the bomb / Michael Kort

Published New York : Columbia University Press, ©2007

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Description 1 online resource (xvi, 435 pages) Series Columbia guides to American history and cultures Columbia guides to American history and cultures. Contents Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- pt. 1. Historical narrative -- 1. The debate over Hiroshima -- 2. Building the atomic bomb -- 3. The Pacific war -- 4. The decision to drop the bomb -- 5. The Japanese government, Ketsu-Go, and Potsdam -- 6. Hiroshima, Nagasaki, and Japan's surrender -- 7. Hiroshima and American Power -- pt. 2. Key questions and interpretations -- pt. 3. Resources -- Chronology -- Glossary of military terms and abbreviations -- Glossary of names -- Selected bibliography -- Archival collections -- Government publications -- Microfilm document collections -- Published document collections -- Interviews and personal communications -- Books, articles, and transcripts -- Web sites -- pt. 4. Documents -- Guide to the documents -- A. American civilian documents -- B. American Military Documents -- C. MAGIC diplomatic summaries -- D. Japanese government documents, military documents, and diary entries -- E. Japanese surrender documents -- F. United States Strategic bombing survey : summary report and interrogations of Japanese officials -- G. Statements of Japanese officials on World War II, Military Intelligence Section, Historical Division, U.S. Army Summary Few aspects of American military history have been as vigorously debated as Harry Truman's decision to use atomic bombs against Japan. In this carefully crafted volume, Michael Kort describes the wartime circumstances and thinking that form the context for the decision to use these weapons, surveys the major debates related to that decision, and provides a comprehensive collection of key primary source documents that illuminate the behavior of the United States and Japan during the closing days of World War II. Kort opens with a summary of the debate over Hiroshima as it has evolved since 1945. He then provides a historical overview of thye events in question, beginning with the decision and program to build the atomic bomb. Detailing the sequence of events leading to Japan's surrender, he revisits the decisive battles of the Pacific War and the motivations of American and Japanese leaders. Finally, Kort examines ten key issues in the discussion of Hiroshima and guides readers to relevant primary source documents, scholarly books, and articles Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL In English digitized 2010 HathiTrust Digital Library committed to preserve pda MiAaHDL Print version record Subject Atomic bomb -- United States -- History -- 20th century Atomic bomb -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Sources Atomic bomb -- Japan -- History -- 20th century Atomic bomb -- Japan -- History -- 20th century -- Sources HISTORY -- Military -- Weapons. Atomic bomb Atomkrieg -- Hiroshima. Atomkrieg -- Hiroshima -- Quelle. Atomwaffe -- USA -- Geschichte. Atomwaffe -- USA -- Geschichte -- Quelle. Atombombe -- Japan -- Hiroshima -- Quelle. Atombombe -- Weltkrieg (1939-1945) -- Militärpolitik -- USA -- Quelle. SUBJECT Hiroshima-shi (Japan) -- History -- Bombardment, 1945. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh95003738 Hiroshima-shi (Japan) -- History -- Bombardment, 1945 -- Sources Subject Japan Japan -- Hiroshima-shi United States Hiroshima -- Atombombe -- Quelle. USA -- Militärpolitik -- Weltkrieg (1939-1945) -- Atombombe -- Quelle. Genre/Form History Sources Form Electronic book LC no. 2006029177 ISBN 9780231527583 0231527586

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