The most controversial decision : Truman, the atomic bombs, and the defeat of Japan / Wilson D. Misc...
The most controversial decision : Truman, the atomic bombs, and the defeat of Japan / Wilson D. Misc...
The most controversial decision : Truman, the atomic bombs, and the defeat of Japan / Wilson D. Miscamble.
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Publisher
New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Date
2011.
Call Numbers
N940.54252/12
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Language
English
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Physical content
xii, 174 p. : ill., map ; 23 cm.
Contents
Introduction : the most controversial decision -- Franklin Roosevelt, the Manhattan Project, and the development of the atomic bomb -- Harry Truman, Henry Stimson, and atomic briefings -- James F. Byrnes, the atomic bomb, and the Pacific War -- The Potsdam Conference, the Trinity test, and 'atomic d...
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Publisher
New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2011.
Subjects
Subject Keywords
- HISTORY / United States / 20th Century
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Summary
"This book explores the American use of atomic bombs, and the role these weapons played in the defeat of the Japanese Empire in World War II. It focuses on President Harry S. Truman's decision making regarding this most controversial of all his decisions. The book relies on notable archival research, and the best and most recent scholarship on the...
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The most controversial decision : Truman, the atomic bombs, and the defeat of Japan / Wilson D. Miscamble.
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Cambridge essential histories.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N940.54252/12
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74VvqBZKpRXg
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvqBZKpRXg
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ISBN
052173536X (paperback)
9780521514194 (hardback)
0521514193 (hardback)
9780521735360 (paperback)
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940.542521954
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991006357509702626
