02900nam 2200517 a 450 991078755650332120230803031126.03-95489-560-9(CKB)2670000000406241(EBL)1324049(OCoLC)854977221(SSID)ssj0001155751(PQKBManifestationID)11650600(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001155751(PQKBWorkID)11187567(PQKB)11607051(MiAaPQ)EBC1324049(EXLCZ)99267000000040624120130729d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe decision to employ nuclear weapons at Hiroshima and Nagasaki[electronic resource] /Joe MajerusHamburg Anchor Academic Pub.20131 online resource (67 p.)Compact"Disseminate knowledge"--Cover.3-95489-060-7 Includes bibliographical references.The Decision to employ Nuclear Weapons at Hiroshima and Nagasaki; Table of Contents; 1 Introduction; 2 The War against Japan; 2.1 Imperial Resistance; 2.2 Tactics of Strategic Bombing; 2.3 Operation Downfall; 3 Alternatives for ending the War; 3.1 The impracticalities of a diplomatic solution; 3.2 Conventional alternatives: Military and Economic; 3.3 Soviet assistance; 4 Paths to Nuclear Destruction; 4.1 "Shock and Awe"; 4.2 The Potsdam Conference: Final Chance to avoid Nuclear Holocaust; 4.3 The Empire's Last Stand; 4.4 The selection of targets; 5 The Detonation of Atomic Bombs6 Reasons for employing Nuclear Weapons6.1 Diplomatic Power Game; 6.2 Structural Imperatives; 7 Conclusion; 8 Bibliography; 8.1 Primary Sources; 8.2 Secondary Sources; 8.3 Internet SitesHauptbeschreibung Throughout human history there may hardly be found any other single decision that still causes such high amounts of scholarly debate as does the dropping of Atomic Bombs upon the Japanese city of Hiroshima in August 6th 1945, and respectively, three days later upon the city of Nagasaki. These events have caused close to 100 000 casualties in the civilian population, and yet, it does not include all of those persons who would later succumb to radiation sickness or severe birth deformations. Historians still debate the alleged plurality of motives underlying this momentous decWorld War, 1939-1945JapanHiroshima-shiHiroshima-shi (Japan)HistoryBombardment, 1945World War, 1939-1945327.1740956Majerus Joe1516907MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910787556503321The decision to employ nuclear weapons at Hiroshima and Nagasaki3753626UNINA