The Columbia Guide to Hiroshima and the Bomb / / Michael Kort.
Few aspects of American military history have been as vigorously debated as Harry Truman's decision to use atomic bombs against Japan. In this carefully crafted volume, Michael Kort describes the wartime circumstances and thinking that form the context for the decision to use these weapons, sur...
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| Place / Publishing House: | New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [2007] ©2007 |
| Year of Publication: | 2007 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Columbia Guides to American History and Cultures
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (456 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- 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