LEADER 02873nam 2200517 a 450 001 9910807434103321 005 20230803031126.0 010 $a3-95489-560-9 035 $a(CKB)2670000000406241 035 $a(EBL)1324049 035 $a(OCoLC)854977221 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001155751 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11650600 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001155751 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11187567 035 $a(PQKB)11607051 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1324049 035 $a(EXLCZ)992670000000406241 100 $a20130729d2013 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe decision to employ nuclear weapons at Hiroshima and Nagasaki /$fJoe Majerus 210 $aHamburg $cAnchor Academic Pub.$d2013 215 $a1 online resource (67 p.) 225 0$aCompact 300 $a"Disseminate knowledge"--Cover. 311 $a3-95489-060-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references. 327 $aThe 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 Bombs 327 $a6 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 Sites 330 $aHauptbeschreibung 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 dec 606 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$zJapan$zHiroshima-shi 607 $aHiroshima-shi (Japan)$xHistory$yBombardment, 1945 615 0$aWorld War, 1939-1945 676 $a327.1740956 700 $aMajerus$b Joe$01721257 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910807434103321 996 $aThe decision to employ nuclear weapons at Hiroshima and Nagasaki$94120656 997 $aUNINA