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200 14$aThe most controversial decision $eTruman, the atomic bombs, and the defeat of Japan /$fWilson D. Miscamble$b[electronic resource]
210  1$aCambridge :$cCambridge University Press,$d2011.
215   $a1 online resource (xii, 174 pages) $cdigital, PDF file(s)
225 1 $aCambridge essential histories
300   $aTitle from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
311   $a0-521-73536-X 
311   $a0-521-51419-3 
320   $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
327   $aIntroduction: the most controversial decision -- Franklin Roosevelt, the Manhattan Project, and the development of the atomic bomb -- Harry Truman, Henry Stimson, and atomic briefings -- James F. Byrnes, the atomic bomb, and the Pacific War -- The Potsdam Conference, the Trinity test, and 'atomic diplomacy' -- Hiroshima, the Japanese, and the Soviets -- The Japanese surrender -- Necessary, but was It right? -- Byrnes, the Soviets, and the American atomic monopoly -- The atomic bomb and the origins of the Cold War.
330   $aThis book explores the American use of atomic bombs and the role these weapons played in the defeat of the Japanese Empire in World War II. It focuses on President Harry S. Truman's decision-making regarding this most controversial of all his decisions. The book relies on notable archival research and the best and most recent scholarship on the subject to fashion an incisive overview that is fair and forceful in its judgments. This study addresses a subject that has been much debated among historians and it confronts head-on the highly disputed claim that the Truman administration practised 'atomic diplomacy'. The book goes beyond its central historical analysis to ask whether it was morally right for the United States to use these terrible weapons against Hiroshima and Nagasaki. It also provides a balanced evaluation of the relationship between atomic weapons and the origins of the Cold War.
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606   $aAtomic bomb$xHistory
606   $aAtomic bomb$xMoral and ethical aspects
607   $aHiroshima-shi (Japan)$xHistory$yBombardment, 1945$xMoral and ethical aspects
607   $aNagasaki-shi (Japan)$xHistory$yBombardment, 1945$xMoral and ethical aspects
607   $aUnited States$xMilitary policy$xDecision making
615  0$aAtomic bomb$xHistory.
615  0$aAtomic bomb$xMoral and ethical aspects.
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