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The decision to employ nuclear weapons at Hiroshima and Nagasaki / / Joe Majerus



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Autore: Majerus Joe Visualizza persona
Titolo: The decision to employ nuclear weapons at Hiroshima and Nagasaki / / Joe Majerus Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Hamburg, : Anchor Academic Pub., 2013
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (67 p.)
Disciplina: 327.1740956
Soggetto topico: World War, 1939-1945 - Japan - Hiroshima-shi
Soggetto geografico: Hiroshima-shi (Japan) History Bombardment, 1945
Note generali: "Disseminate knowledge"--Cover.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
Nota di contenuto: The 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
6 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
Sommario/riassunto: Hauptbeschreibung 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
Titolo autorizzato: The decision to employ nuclear weapons at Hiroshima and Nagasaki  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 3-95489-560-9
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
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