Atomic tragedy : Henry L. Stimson and the decision to use the bomb against Japan / Sean L. Malloy |
Autore | Malloy, Sean L. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Ithaca : Cornell university, 2008 |
Descrizione fisica | xi, 233 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
Disciplina | 940.542521954 |
ISBN | 9780801476297 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNISALENTO-991001170789707536 |
Malloy, Sean L. | ||
Ithaca : Cornell university, 2008 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. del Salento | ||
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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-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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The Columbia guide to Hiroshima and the bomb / / Michael Kort |
Autore | Kort Michael <1944-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Columbia University Press, , 2007 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (912 p.) |
Disciplina | 940.542521954 |
Collana | Columbia Guides to American History and Culture |
Soggetto topico |
Atomic bomb - United States - History - 20th century
Atomic bomb - Japan - History - 20th century |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 0-231-52758-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part I. Historical Narrative -- 1. The Debate Over Hiroshima -- 2. Building the Atomic Bomb -- 3. The Pacific War -- 4. The Decision to Drop the Bomb -- 5. The Japanese Government, Ketsu-Go, and Potsdam -- 6. Hiroshima, Nagasaki, and Japan's Surrender -- 7. Hiroshima and American Power -- Part II. Key Questions and Interpretations -- Key Questions and Interpretations -- Part III. Resources -- Chronology -- Glossary of Military Terms and Abbreviations -- Glossary of Names -- Selected Bibliography -- Part IV. Documents -- Guide to the Documents -- A. American Civilian Documents -- B. American Military Documents -- C. MAGIC Diplomatic Summaries -- D. Japanese Government Documents, Military Documents, and Diary Entries -- E. Japanese Surrender Documents -- F. United States Strategic Bombing Survey: Summary Report and Interrogations of Japanese Officials -- G. Statements of Japanese Officials on World War II, Military Intelligence Section, Historical Division, U.S. Army -- Notes -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910461779903321 |
Kort Michael <1944-> | ||
New York : , : Columbia University Press, , 2007 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The Columbia guide to Hiroshima and the bomb / / Michael Kort |
Autore | Kort Michael <1944-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Columbia University Press, , 2007 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (912 p.) |
Disciplina | 940.542521954 |
Collana | Columbia Guides to American History and Culture |
Soggetto topico |
Atomic bomb - United States - History - 20th century
Atomic bomb - Japan - History - 20th century |
ISBN | 0-231-52758-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part I. Historical Narrative -- 1. The Debate Over Hiroshima -- 2. Building the Atomic Bomb -- 3. The Pacific War -- 4. The Decision to Drop the Bomb -- 5. The Japanese Government, Ketsu-Go, and Potsdam -- 6. Hiroshima, Nagasaki, and Japan's Surrender -- 7. Hiroshima and American Power -- Part II. Key Questions and Interpretations -- Key Questions and Interpretations -- Part III. Resources -- Chronology -- Glossary of Military Terms and Abbreviations -- Glossary of Names -- Selected Bibliography -- Part IV. Documents -- Guide to the Documents -- A. American Civilian Documents -- B. American Military Documents -- C. MAGIC Diplomatic Summaries -- D. Japanese Government Documents, Military Documents, and Diary Entries -- E. Japanese Surrender Documents -- F. United States Strategic Bombing Survey: Summary Report and Interrogations of Japanese Officials -- G. Statements of Japanese Officials on World War II, Military Intelligence Section, Historical Division, U.S. Army -- Notes -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910785957803321 |
Kort Michael <1944-> | ||
New York : , : Columbia University Press, , 2007 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The Columbia guide to Hiroshima and the bomb / / Michael Kort |
Autore | Kort Michael <1944-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York : , : Columbia University Press, , 2007 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (912 p.) |
Disciplina | 940.542521954 |
Collana | Columbia Guides to American History and Culture |
Soggetto topico |
Atomic bomb - United States - History - 20th century
Atomic bomb - Japan - History - 20th century |
ISBN | 0-231-52758-6 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Part I. Historical Narrative -- 1. The Debate Over Hiroshima -- 2. Building the Atomic Bomb -- 3. The Pacific War -- 4. The Decision to Drop the Bomb -- 5. The Japanese Government, Ketsu-Go, and Potsdam -- 6. Hiroshima, Nagasaki, and Japan's Surrender -- 7. Hiroshima and American Power -- Part II. Key Questions and Interpretations -- Key Questions and Interpretations -- Part III. Resources -- Chronology -- Glossary of Military Terms and Abbreviations -- Glossary of Names -- Selected Bibliography -- Part IV. Documents -- Guide to the Documents -- A. American Civilian Documents -- B. American Military Documents -- C. MAGIC Diplomatic Summaries -- D. Japanese Government Documents, Military Documents, and Diary Entries -- E. Japanese Surrender Documents -- F. United States Strategic Bombing Survey: Summary Report and Interrogations of Japanese Officials -- G. Statements of Japanese Officials on World War II, Military Intelligence Section, Historical Division, U.S. Army -- Notes -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910826483403321 |
Kort Michael <1944-> | ||
New York : , : Columbia University Press, , 2007 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Remembering Hiroshima : was it just? / / Francis X. Winters |
Autore | Winters Francis X. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London : , : Routledge, , 2016 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (270 pages) : illustrations, tables |
Disciplina | 940.542521954 |
Collana | Justice, international law and global security |
Soggetto topico | Atomic bomb - Moral and ethical aspects |
ISBN |
1-351-90451-5
1-138-26012-6 1-315-24459-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 1. A comet, a tsunami, a cloud : the drama of United States-Japan relations, 1853-1941 -- 2. The ballet of blood : the final struggles between Japan and the United States : Iwo Jima and Okinawa -- 3. Deus ex Machina : Hirohito intervenes to demand surrender -- 4. Truman decides -- 5. The crucible of conscience : five judgements on Hiroshima. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910154569003321 |
Winters Francis X. | ||
London : , : Routledge, , 2016 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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