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Prompt and Utter Destruction
Truman and the Use of Atomic Bombs against Japan, Revised Edition
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In this concise account of why America used atomic bombs against Japan in 1945, J. Samuel Walker analyzes the reasons behind President Truman's most controversial decision. Delineating what was known and not known by American leaders at the time, Walker evaluates the roles of U.S.-Soviet relations and of American domestic politics. In this new edition, Walker takes into account recent scholarship on the topic, including new information on the Japanese decision to surrender. He has also revised the book to place more emphasis on the effect of the Soviet invasion of Manchuria in convincing the emperor and his advisers to quit the war. Rising above an often polemical debate, Walker presents an accessible synthesis of previous work and an important, original contribution to our understanding of the events that ushered in the atomic age.
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Subject categories
- Academic > History > Modern history, 1453- > 1789- > World War II (1939-1945)
- Academic > History > Ancient history
- History > United States > Civil War Period (1850-1877)
- History > United States > 20th Century
- History > United States > Colonial Period (1600-1775)
- Current Events > Warfare & Terrorism
- History > Military > Nuclear Warfare
- History > Military > Vietnam War
- History > Military > World War II
- Political Science > International Relations > Diplomacy
- History > Asia
- History > Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies)
- History > Far East
ISBNs
0807876518
9780807856079
9780807876510

