Description |
vi, 213 pages ; 24 cm |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
Introduction -- Gar Alperovitz : godfather of Hiroshima revisionism / Robert James Maddox -- The shock of the atomic bomb and Japan's decision to surrender-- a reconsideration / Sadao Asada -- Intelligence forecasting for the invasion of Japan : previews of hell / Edward J. Drea -- "A score of bloody Okinawas and Iwo Jimas" : President Truman and casualty estimates for the invasion of Japan / D.M. Giangreco -- Half a million purple hearts / D.M. Giangreco and Kathryn Moore -- Advocacy or assessment? The United States strategic bombing survey of Germany and Japan / Gian Peri Gentile -- Hiroshima and the trashing of Henry Stimson / Robert P. Newman -- Enola Gay at Air and Space : anonymity, hypocrisy, ignorance / Robert P. Newman -- Racing the enemy : a critical look / Michael Kort -- About the contributors -- Index. |
Summary |
"Analysis of Truman's decision to use nuclear arms against Japan through essays written by military and diplomatic historians"--Provided by publisher. |
Subject |
Hiroshima-shi (Japan) -- History -- Bombardment, 1945.
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World War, 1939-1945 -- Historiography.
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Added Author |
Maddox, Robert James.
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ISBN |
9780826217325 hardback alkaline paper |
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082621732X hardback alkaline paper |
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