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-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2019 |
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 |
ISBN | 1-4985-9322-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
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. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910793341603321 |
Wray Harry <1931-> | ||
Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2019 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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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-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2019 |
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 |
ISBN | 1-4985-9322-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
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. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910810053703321 |
Wray Harry <1931-> | ||
Lanham, Maryland : , : Lexington Books, , 2019 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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