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000350524 1001_ $$aMiscamble, Wilson D.,$$d1953-
000350524 24514 $$aThe most controversial decision :$$bTruman, the atomic bombs, and the defeat of Japan /$$cWilson D. Miscamble.
000350524 260__ $$aNew York :$$bCambridge University Press,$$c2011.
000350524 300__ $$axii, 174 p. :$$bill., map ;$$c24 cm.
000350524 440_0 $$aCambridge essential histories.
000350524 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
000350524 5050_ $$aIntroduction : 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 diplomacy' -- Hiroshima, the Japanese, and the Soviets -- The Japanese surrender -- Necessary, but was It right? -- Byrnes, the Soviets, and the American atomic monopoly -- The atomic bomb and the origins of the Cold War.
000350524 520__ $$a"This book explores the American use of atomic bombs, and the role these weapons played in the defeat of the Japanese Empire in World War II. It focuses on President Harry S. Truman's decision making regarding this most controversial of all his decisions. The book relies on notable archival research, and the best and most recent scholarship on the subject to fashion an incisive overview that is fair and forceful in its judgments. This study addresses a subject that has been much debated among historians, and it confronts head-on the highly disputed claim that the Truman administration practiced atomic diplomacy. The book goes beyond its central historical analysis to ask whether it was morally right for the United States to use these terrible weapons against Hiroshima and Nagasaki. It also provides a balanced evaluation of the relationship between atomic weapons and the origins of the Cold War"--Provided by publisher.
000350524 60010 $$aTruman, Harry S.,$$d1884-1972$$xMilitary leadership.
000350524 650_0 $$aAtomic bomb$$xHistory.
000350524 650_0 $$aAtomic bomb$$xMoral and ethical aspects.
000350524 651_0 $$aHiroshima-shi (Japan)$$xHistory$$yBombardment, 1945$$xMoral and ethical aspects.
000350524 651_0 $$aNagasaki-shi (Japan)$$xHistory$$yBombardment, 1945$$xMoral and ethical aspects.
000350524 651_0 $$aUnited States$$xMilitary policy$$xDecision making.
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