Prompt and Utter Destruction: Truman and the Use of Atomic Bombs Against Japan
Walker, J. Samuel
ISBN 10: 0807846627 ISBN 13: 9780807846629
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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.
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"
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Title: Prompt and Utter Destruction: Truman and the...
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Publication Date: 1997
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