Bridging the atomic divide : debating Japan-US attitudes on Hiroshima and Nagasaki /

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"In this study, two scholars examine historical perceptions of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Structured as a balanced dialogue, the authors analyze how the attacks are remembered by Japanese and others as well as the various debates surrounding the bombings."--Provided by...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Wray, Harry, 1931- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Japonés
Publicado: Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, an imprint of The Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., [2019]
Temas:
1900-1999
World War, 1939-1945 > Campaigns > Japan > Historiography.
World War, 1939-1945 > Diplomatic history.
Capitulations, Military > Japan > History > 20th century.
Atomic bomb > Moral and ethical aspects.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Campagnes et batailles > Japon > Historiographie.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Histoire diplomatique.
Capitulation militaire > Japon > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Guerre nucléaire > Aspect moral.
HISTORY > Europe > Western.
Military campaigns.
Historiography.
Capitulations, Military.
Diplomatic history.
Diplomatic relations.
Military policy > Decision making.
Hiroshima-shi (Japan) > History > Bombardment, 1945.
Nagasaki-shi (Japan) > History > Bombardment, 1945.
Japan > Foreign relations > United States.
United States > Foreign relations > Japan.
Japan > Military policy > Decision making.
United States > Military policy > Decision making.
Hiroshima (Japon) > Histoire > 1945 (Bombardement)
Nagasaki (Japon) > Histoire > 1945 (Bombardement)
Japon > Relations extérieures > États-Unis.
Japan.
Japan > Hiroshima-shi.
Japan > Nagasaki-shi.
United States.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Descent into inhumanity
  • The unconditional surrender formula and limited alternatives to atomic bombs : pros and cons
  • The Potsdam Declaration: a missed opportunity by Japan to avoid atomic bombings and a Soviet entry
  • That "final decisive battle"
  • The role of decrypted messages
  • Japan's decision to wage a final decisive battle produced the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, the first of the "triple shocks"
  • Two shocks in one day
  • Militants' intransigent response: extinction before surrender
  • Contentious issues surrounding the atomic bombings, the mistaken "atomic diplomacy" thesis, and its impact on Japanese textbooks
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix A: Supplemental commentary
  • diplomacy at start and end of Japan-US war, and subsequent problems
  • Appendix B: regarding Wray's examination of the Pearl Harbor issue
  • Appendix C: The historical significance of President Obama's visit to Hiroshima
  • Afterword.

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