| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 264 pages) : illustrations (black and white), maps (colour) |
| Series |
Pivotal moments in American history |
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Pivotal moments in American history.
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| Contents |
Cover -- Series -- Map -- Unconditional -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Editor's Note -- Introduction: "A Reasonable Assurance of Future World Peace" -- 1. "Our Demand Has Been and It Remains-Unconditional Surrender!" -- 2. "We Do Not Exclude a Constitutional Monarch Under the Present Dynasty" -- 3. "Popular Opinion Can Offer No Useful Contribution" -- 4. "They Will Yield" -- 5. "A Great Victory Has Been Won" -- 6. "The A-Bomb Was Not Needed" -- Conclusion: "They Wanted to Keep the Emperor" -- Notes -- Index |
| Summary |
Publishing on 75th anniversary of the Japanese surrender in September 1945, 'Unconditional' not only offers a narrative of the Japanese surrender in its historical moment, but reveals how the policy underlying it poisoned American postwar politics and warped our understanding of World War II for decades |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Audience |
Specialized |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on July 23, 2020) |
| Subject |
Capitulations, Military -- Japan -- History -- 20th century
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Japan.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Campaigns -- Japan.
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V-J Day, 1945.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Peace.
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Capitulations, Military
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Military campaigns
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Peace
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Japan
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780197525852 |
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0197525857 |
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9780190091118 |
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0190091118 |
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9780190091125 |
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0190091126 |
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