LEADER 04682nam 2200805 450 001 9910461779903321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-231-52758-6 024 7 $a10.7312/kort13016 035 $a(CKB)2670000000268884 035 $a(EBL)1023028 035 $a(OCoLC)815651645 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000757700 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11486944 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000757700 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10772544 035 $a(PQKB)10736479 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1023028 035 $a(DE-B1597)459018 035 $a(OCoLC)1013937254 035 $a(OCoLC)1029826128 035 $a(OCoLC)1032692115 035 $a(OCoLC)1037980695 035 $a(OCoLC)1041993111 035 $a(OCoLC)1046608878 035 $a(OCoLC)1047010199 035 $a(OCoLC)1049691821 035 $a(OCoLC)1054866628 035 $a(OCoLC)979739705 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780231527583 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1023028 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr11092211 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000268884 100 $a20150907h20072007 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe Columbia guide to Hiroshima and the bomb /$fMichael Kort 210 1$aNew York :$cColumbia University Press,$d2007. 210 4$dİ2007 215 $a1 online resource (912 p.) 225 1 $aColumbia Guides to American History and Culture 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a1-322-58221-1 311 $a0-231-13016-3 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tAcknowledgments -- $tIntroduction -- $tPart I. Historical Narrative -- $t1. The Debate Over Hiroshima -- $t2. Building the Atomic Bomb -- $t3. The Pacific War -- $t4. The Decision to Drop the Bomb -- $t5. The Japanese Government, Ketsu-Go, and Potsdam -- $t6. Hiroshima, Nagasaki, and Japan's Surrender -- $t7. Hiroshima and American Power -- $tPart II. Key Questions and Interpretations -- $tKey Questions and Interpretations -- $tPart III. Resources -- $tChronology -- $tGlossary of Military Terms and Abbreviations -- $tGlossary of Names -- $tSelected Bibliography -- $tPart IV. Documents -- $tGuide to the Documents -- $tA. American Civilian Documents -- $tB. American Military Documents -- $tC. MAGIC Diplomatic Summaries -- $tD. Japanese Government Documents, Military Documents, and Diary Entries -- $tE. Japanese Surrender Documents -- $tF. United States Strategic Bombing Survey: Summary Report and Interrogations of Japanese Officials -- $tG. Statements of Japanese Officials on World War II, Military Intelligence Section, Historical Division, U.S. Army -- $tNotes -- $tIndex 330 $aFew aspects of American military history have been as vigorously debated as Harry Truman's decision to use atomic bombs against Japan. In this carefully crafted volume, Michael Kort describes the wartime circumstances and thinking that form the context for the decision to use these weapons, surveys the major debates related to that decision, and provides a comprehensive collection of key primary source documents that illuminate the behavior of the United States and Japan during the closing days of World War II.Kort opens with a summary of the debate over Hiroshima as it has evolved since 1945. He then provides a historical overview of thye events in question, beginning with the decision and program to build the atomic bomb. Detailing the sequence of events leading to Japan's surrender, he revisits the decisive battles of the Pacific War and the motivations of American and Japanese leaders. Finally, Kort examines ten key issues in the discussion of Hiroshima and guides readers to relevant primary source documents, scholarly books, and articles. 410 0$aColumbia guides to American history and cultures. 606 $aAtomic bomb$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aAtomic bomb$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century$vSources 606 $aAtomic bomb$zJapan$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aAtomic bomb$zJapan$xHistory$y20th century$vSources 607 $aHiroshima-shi (Japan)$xHistory$yBombardment, 1945 607 $aHiroshima-shi (Japan)$xHistory$yBombardment, 1945$vSources 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aAtomic bomb$xHistory 615 0$aAtomic bomb$xHistory 615 0$aAtomic bomb$xHistory 615 0$aAtomic bomb$xHistory 676 $a940.542521954 700 $aKort$b Michael$f1944-$0278160 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910461779903321 996 $aThe Columbia guide to Hiroshima and the bomb$92441562 997 $aUNINA