The Decision to Drop the Atomic Bomb

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Dennis D. Wainstock

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This work 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 bomb. 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 analysed include Japan's desperate military situation; its decision to look to the Soviet Union to mediate the conflict; the Manhattan Project; and 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 surrender.

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DENNIS D. WAINSTOCK is an Associate Professor of History at Salem-Teikyo University in Salem, West Virginia. He is the author of The Turning Point: The 1968 Presidential Campaign.

Release date Australia

May 23rd, 1996

Author

Dennis D. Wainstock

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Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Professional & Vocational
Undergraduate

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From 7 to 17 years

Pages

192

Dimensions

192x235x16

ISBN-13

9780275954758

Product ID

7107689

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