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The decision to employ nuclear weapons at Hiroshima and Nagasaki /
Hauptbeschreibung Throughout human history there may hardly be found any other single decision that still causes such high amounts of scholarly debate as does the dropping of Atomic Bombs upon the Japanese city of Hiroshima in August 6th 1945, and respectively, three days later upon the city of Naga...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hamburg :
Anchor Academic Pub.,
2013.
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| Colección: | Compact.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- The Decision to employ Nuclear Weapons at Hiroshima and Nagasaki; Table of Contents; 1 Introduction; 2 The War against Japan; 2.1 Imperial Resistance; 2.2 Tactics of Strategic Bombing; 2.3 Operation Downfall; 3 Alternatives for ending the War; 3.1 The impracticalities of a diplomatic solution; 3.2 Conventional alternatives: Military and Economic; 3.3 Soviet assistance; 4 Paths to Nuclear Destruction; 4.1 "Shock and Awe"; 4.2 The Potsdam Conference: Final Chance to avoid Nuclear Holocaust; 4.3 The Empire's Last Stand; 4.4 The selection of targets; 5 The Detonation of Atomic Bombs.
- 6 Reasons for employing Nuclear Weapons6.1 Diplomatic Power Game; 6.2 Structural Imperatives; 7 Conclusion; 8 Bibliography; 8.1 Primary Sources; 8.2 Secondary Sources; 8.3 Internet Sites.