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Autore |
Gordin Michael D |
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Titolo |
Five days in August [[electronic resource] ] : how World War II became a nuclear war / / Michael D. Gordin |
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Princeton, N.J., : Princeton University Press, c2007 |
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ISBN |
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1-4008-7443-2 |
1-282-15759-0 |
9786612157592 |
1-4008-2410-9 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (225 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Atomic bomb - United States - History |
World War, 1939-1945 - Japan |
Capitulations, Military - Japan - History - 20th century |
Electronic books. |
Hiroshima-shi (Japan) History Bombardment, 1945 |
Nagasaki-shi (Japan) History Bombardment, 1945 |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 147-193) and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front matter -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Preface to the Paperback Edition -- Acknowledgments -- Chronology -- Chapter 1. Endings -- Chapter 2. Shock -- Chapter 3. Special -- Chapter 4. Miracle -- Chapter 5. Papacy -- Chapter 6. Revolution -- Chapter 7. Beginnings -- Coda: On the Scholarly Literature -- Abbreviations Used in Notes -- Notes -- Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Most Americans believe that the Second World War ended because the two atomic bombs dropped on Japan forced it to surrender. Five Days in August boldly presents a different interpretation: that the military did not clearly understand the atomic bomb's revolutionary strategic potential, that the Allies were almost as stunned by the surrender as the Japanese were by the attack, and that not only had experts planned and fully anticipated the need for a third bomb, they were skeptical about whether the atomic bomb would work at all. With these ideas, |
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