LEADER 03283nam 2200673 a 450 001 9910457362703321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-87013-940-1 035 $a(CKB)2550000000065892 035 $a(EBL)1757807 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000566306 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11354559 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000566306 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10534477 035 $a(PQKB)11498568 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3338187 035 $a(OCoLC)604119024 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse12686 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3338187 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10514577 035 $a(OCoLC)923249781 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000065892 100 $a19950512d1995 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr 200 10$aTruman and the Hiroshima cult$b[electronic resource] /$fRobert P. Newman 210 $aEast Lansing $cMichigan State University Press$d1995 215 $a1 online resource (xv, 272 pages) 225 1 $aMSU Press rhetoric and public affairs series 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-87013-403-5 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aContents; Preface; 1. Why Did Truman Drop the Bomb?; 2. Was Japan Ready to Surrender?; 3. Was the Policy of Unconditional Surrender Justified?; 4. Why No Warning or Demonstration?; 5. Was a Second Bomb Necessary to End the War?; 6. Was Dropping these Bombs Morally Justified?; 7. Why Has the ""Japan-as-Victim"" Myth Been So Attractive?; 8. What if the Bomb Had Not Been Used?; Notes; Chronology; Bibliography; Index 330 $aThe United States dropped atomic bombs on Japan in 1945 to end World War II as quickly and with as few casualties as possible. That is the compelling and elegantly simple argument Newman puts forward in his new study of World War II's end, Truman and the Hiroshima Cult. According to Newman: (1) The U.S. Strategic Bombing Survey conclusions that Japan was ready to surrender without ""the Bomb"" are fraudulent; (2) America's ""unconditional surrender"" doctrine did not significantly prolong the war; and (3) President Harry S. Truman's decision to use atomic weapons on Japanese cities was not a 410 0$aRhetoric and public affairs series. 606 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$zJapan$zHiroshima-shi 606 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$zJapan$zNagasaki-shi 606 $aAtomic bomb$xMoral and ethical aspects$zUnited States 607 $aHiroshima-shi (Japan)$xHistory$yBombardment, 1945 607 $aNagasaki-shi (Japan)$xHistory$yBombardment, 1945 607 $aUnited States$xMilitary policy$xMoral and ethical aspects 607 $aUnited States$xForeign relations$zSoviet Union 607 $aSoviet Union$xForeign relations$zUnited States 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aWorld War, 1939-1945 615 0$aWorld War, 1939-1945 615 0$aAtomic bomb$xMoral and ethical aspects 676 $a940.54/25 700 $aNewman$b Robert P$032189 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910457362703321 996 $aTruman and the Hiroshima cult$92129246 997 $aUNINA