Bridging the atomic divide : debating Japan-US attitudes on Hiroshima and Nagasaki / / Harry J. Wray and Seishiro Sugihara ; translated by Norman Hu

• Autore: Wray Harry <1931->
• Pubblicazione: Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2019; ©2015
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (341 pages)
• Disciplina: 940.542521954
• Soggetto topico: World War, 1939-1945 - Campaigns - Japan - Historiography; World War, 1939-1945 - Diplomatic history; Capitulations, Military - Japan - History - 20th century; Atomic bomb - Moral and ethical aspects
• Soggetto geografico: Hiroshima-shi (Japan) History Bombardment, 1945; Nagasaki-shi (Japan) History Bombardment, 1945; Japan Foreign relations United States; United States Foreign relations Japan; United States Military policy Decision making; Japan Military policy Decision making
• Persona (resp. second.): SugiharaSeishiro; HuNorman
• Note generali: "Originally published: Nihonjin no genbaku toka ron wa konomama de yoi no ka: genbaku toka wo meguru Nichi-Bei no hajimete no taiwa by Nisshin Hodo, 2015."
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Descent into inhumanity -- The unconditional surrender formula and limited alternatives to atomic bombs : pros and cons -- The Potsdam Declaration: a missed opportunity by Japan to avoid atomic bombings and a Soviet entry -- That "final decisive battle" -- The role of decrypted messages -- Japan's decision to wage a final decisive battle produced the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, the first of the "triple shocks" -- Two shocks in one day -- Militants' intransigent response: extinction before surrender -- Contentious issues surrounding the atomic bombings, the mistaken "atomic diplomacy" thesis, and its impact on Japanese textbooks -- Conclusion -- Appendix A: Supplemental commentary - diplomacy at start and end of Japan-US war, and subsequent problems -- Appendix B: regarding Wray's examination of the Pearl Harbor issue -- Appendix C: The historical significance of President Obama's visit to Hiroshima -- Afterword.
• Sommario/riassunto: "In this study, two scholars examine historical perceptions of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Structured as a balanced dialogue, the authors analyze how the attacks are remembered by Japanese and others as well as the various debates surrounding the bombings."--Provided by publisher.
• Titolo autorizzato: Bridging the atomic divide
• ISBN: 1-4985-9322-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910793341603321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II