Prompt and Utter Destruction: Truman and the Use of Atomic Bombs Against Japan - Softcover

Walker, J. Samuel

 
9780807846629: Prompt and Utter Destruction: Truman and the Use of Atomic Bombs Against Japan

Synopsis

A study of the events and circumstances that lay behind President Truman's use of atomic bombs against Japan. It examines the popular mythology about how the decision was made and evaluates the role of US-Soviet relations and American domestic politics.

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Review

"Walker's book is the most useful layman's synthesis of the debate in print." - Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists; "The author's ability to cover the most important issues with economy... make[s] this an excellent addition to the literature, particularly useful for beginning students." - Foreign Affairs"

Synopsis

A study of the events and circumstances that lay behind President Truman's use of atomic bombs against Japan. It examines the popular mythology about how the decision was made and evaluates the role of US-Soviet relations and American domestic politics.

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