Prompt and Utter Destruction: Truman and the Use of Atomic Bombs against Japan, Revised Edition: President Truman and the Use of Atomic Bombs Against Japan - Softcover

J. Samuel Walker

Softcover

ISBN 10: 080785607X ISBN 13: 9780807856079

Publisher: University North Carolina Pr, 2005

Synopsis

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.

About this title

About the Author

J. Samuel Walker is a prize-winning historian and author of several books, including <i>Prompt and Utter Destruction: Truman and the Use of Atomic Bombs against Japan</i>. He has been a devoted fan of ACC basketball for over 40 years.

From the Inside Flap

In this updated edition of his balanced and concise look at the still-controversial decision to use atomic bombs against Japan, Walker takes into account more recent scholarship on the topic, including new findings on the Japanese decision to surrender.

Edition details

• Publisher: University North Carolina Pr
• Publication date: 2005
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 080785607X
• ISBN 13: 9780807856079
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 160