Prompt and Utter Destruction: Truman and the use of Atomic Bombs against Japan (16pt Large Print Edition)

Author:   J Samuel Walker
Publisher:   ReadHowYouWant
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9780369304315


Pages:   348
Publication Date:   24 June 2009
Format:   Paperback
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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. J. Samuel Walker, historian of the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, has published six other books on the history of American foreign policy and the history of nuclear energy.

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Author:   J Samuel Walker
Publisher:   ReadHowYouWant
Imprint:   ReadHowYouWant
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.485kg
ISBN:  

9780369304315


ISBN 10:   0369304314
Pages:   348
Publication Date:   24 June 2009
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   Available To Order   Availability explained
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