Title The most controversial decision : Truman, the atomic bombs, and the defeat of Japan / Wilson D. Miscamble

Published New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011

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Description 1 online resource (xii, 174 pages) : illustrations, map Series Cambridge essential histories Cambridge essential histories. Contents Introduction: the most controversial decision -- Franklin Roosevelt, the Manhattan Project, and the development of the atomic bomb -- Harry Truman, Henry Stimson, and atomic briefings -- James F. Byrnes, the atomic bomb, and the Pacific War -- The Potsdam Conference, the Trinity test, and 'atomic diplomacy' -- Hiroshima, the Japanese, and the Soviets -- The Japanese surrender -- Necessary, but was It right? -- Byrnes, the Soviets, and the American atomic monopoly -- The atomic bomb and the origins of the Cold War Summary "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 practiced 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"--Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972 -- Military leadership Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972 Truman, Harry S. Atomic bomb -- History Atomic bomb -- Moral and ethical aspects HISTORY -- United States -- 20th Century. Atomic bomb Atomic bomb -- Moral and ethical aspects Ethics Command of troops Military policy -- Decision making Kernwaffe Weltkrieg 1939-1945 Kernwaffe. Atombombningen av Hiroshima 1945. Atombomber -- etik och moral. Atombombningen av Nagasaki 1945. Hiroshima-shi (Japan) -- History -- Bombardment, 1945 -- Moral and ethical aspects Nagasaki-shi (Japan) -- History -- Bombardment, 1945 -- Moral and ethical aspects United States -- Military policy -- Decision making Japan -- Hiroshima-shi Japan -- Nagasaki-shi United States USA Japan USA. Japan. Genre/Form History Form Electronic book ISBN 9781139081832 1139081837 9780511977336 0511977336 9781139079556 1139079557

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