The decision to drop the atomic bomb
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Wainstock, Dennis, 1947- author

Başlık
The decision to drop the atomic bomb

Yazar
Wainstock, Dennis, 1947- author

ISBN
9780275954758
 
9780134531991

Yazar Ek Girişi
Wainstock, Dennis, 1947- author

Fiziksel Tanımlama
x, 180 pages. ; 25 cm.

İçerik
Introduction: Japan's Desperate Military Situation, April to July 1945 -- 1. Japan's Peace Moves: Tojo and Koiso Cabinets -- 2. Truman and the A-Bombs -- 3. Ending the War: The American Point of View -- 4. The Potsdam Conference -- 5. The Atomic Bombings -- 6. The First Imperial Decision -- 7. The Second Imperial Decision and Its Aftermath -- 8. Recapitulation and Analysis.

Özet
This book is a balanced account of the political, diplomatic, and military currents that influenced Japan's attempts to surrender and the United States's decision to drop the atomic bombs. Based on extensive research in both the United States and Japan, this book allows the reader to follow the parallel decision-making in Tokyo and Washington that contributed to lost opportunities that might have allowed a less brutal conclusion to the war. Topics discussed and analyzed include Japan's desperate military situation; its decision to look to the Soviet Union to mediate the conflict; the Manhattan Project; the debates within Truman's Administration and the armed forces as to whether to modify unconditional surrender terms to include retention of Emperor Hirohito and whether to plan for the invasion of Japan's home islands or to rely instead on blockade and bombing to force the surrender.

Konu Ek Girişi
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972.

Konu Başlığı
World War, 1939-1945 -- United States.
 
Dünya Savaşı, 1939-1945 -- ABD.
 
World War, 1939-1945 -- Japan.
 
Dünya Savaşı, 1939-1945 -- Japonya.
 
Atomic bomb.
 
Atom bombası.

Coğrafi Terim
United States -- Foreign relations -- 1945-1953.
 
ABD -- Dış ilişkiler -- 1945-1953.


LibraryMateryal TürüDemirbaşYer NumarasıDurumu / Lokasyon / İade Tarihi
Ekonomi KütüphanesiKitapEKOBKN0010158940.540973 WAI 1996Merkez Kütüphane Genel Koleksiyon