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Author Malloy, Sean L. (Sean Langdon), 1972-

Title Atomic tragedy : Henry L. Stimson and the decision to use the bomb against Japan / Sean L. Malloy.

Publication Info. Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2008.

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 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  355.825 M29    Check Shelf
 Windsor, Main Library - Adult Department  940.5425 MA    Check Shelf
Description xi, 233 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [191]-225) and index.
Contents Introduction : "Its use must weigh heavily on our minds and on our hearts" -- The education of Henry L. Stimson -- The road to Pearl Harbor -- "A most terrible thing" -- "The international situation" -- The ordeal of Henry L. Stimson -- Hiroshima and Nagasaki by way of Potsdam -- The last full measure -- "The full enumeration of the steps in the tragedy" -- Conclusion : "a grave and continuing responsibility."
Subject Hiroshima-shi (Japan) -- History -- Bombardment, 1945.
Nagasaki-shi (Japan) -- History -- Bombardment, 1945.
Stimson, Henry L. (Henry Lewis), 1867-1950.
Atomic bomb -- Moral and ethical aspects -- United States.
World War, 1939-1945 -- United States.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Japan.
United States -- Military policy -- Decision making.
ISBN 9780801446542 cloth alkaline paper
0801446546 cloth alkaline paper
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