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The United States dropped atomic bombs on Japan in 1945 to end World War II as quickly and with as few casualties as possible. That is the compelling and elegantly simple argument Robert Newman puts forward in his controversial new study of World War II's end, Truman and the Hiroshima Cult. Sim...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Newman, Robert P. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, 1995.
Series:Rhetoric and public affairs series.
Subjects:
Truman, Harry S., > 1884-1972.
Truman, Harry S., > 1884-1972
Truman, Harry S. > 1884-1972
1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945 > Japan > Hiroshima-shi.
World War, 1939-1945 > Japan > Nagasaki-shi.
Atomic bomb > Moral and ethical aspects > United States.
Nuclear Weapons > ethics
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Japon > Hiroshima.
Guerre mondiale, 1939-1945 > Japon > Nagasaki.
Guerre nucléaire > Aspect moral > États-Unis.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES > Rhetoric.
Atomic bomb > Moral and ethical aspects
Diplomatic relations
Military policy > Moral and ethical aspects
Atombombenabwurf auf Hiroshima
Kernwapens.
Tweede Wereldoorlog.
Politieke besluitvorming.
Hiroshima-shi (Japan) > History > Bombardment, 1945.
Nagasaki-shi (Japan) > History > Bombardment, 1945.
United States > Military policy > Moral and ethical aspects.
United States > Foreign relations > Soviet Union.
Soviet Union > Foreign relations > United States.
Hiroshima (Japon) > Histoire > 1945 (Bombardement)
Nagasaki (Japon) > Histoire > 1945 (Bombardement)
États-Unis > Relations extérieures > URSS.
URSS > Relations extérieures > États-Unis.
Japan > Hiroshima-shi
Japan > Nagasaki-shi
Soviet Union
United States
History
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Why Did Truman Drop the Bomb?
  • 2. Was Japan Ready to Surrender?
  • 3. Was the Policy of Unconditional Surrender Justified?
  • 4. Why No Warning or Demonstration?
  • 5. Was a Second Bomb Necessary to End the War?
  • 6. Was Dropping these Bombs Morally Justified?
  • 7. Why Has the "Japan-as-Victim" Myth Been So Attractive?
  • 8. What if the Bomb Had Not Been Used?

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