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The Decision to Drop the Atomic Bomb (Hardcover) Loot Price: R2,759
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The Decision to Drop the Atomic Bomb (Hardcover): Dennis D. Wainstock

The Decision to Drop the Atomic Bomb (Hardcover)

Dennis D. Wainstock

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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.

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Imprint: Praeger Publishers Inc
Country of origin: United States
Release date: May 1996
First published: May 1996
Authors: Dennis D. Wainstock
Dimensions: 235 x 156 x 17mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 192
ISBN-13: 978-0-275-95475-8
Categories: Books > Humanities > History > General
Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > Political structure & processes > General
Books > Social sciences > Politics & government > International relations > Diplomacy
Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > War & defence operations > General
Books > History > General
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LSN: 0-275-95475-7
Barcode: 9780275954758

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