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Few aspects of American military history have been as vigorously debated as Harry Truman's decision to use atomic bombs against Japan. In this carefully crafted volume, Michael Kort describes the wartime circumstances and thinking that form the context for the decision to use these weapons, sur...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Kort, Michael, 1944-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Columbia University Press, ©2007.
Colección:Columbia guides to American history and cultures.
Temas:
1900-1999
Atomic bomb > United States > History > 20th century.
Atomic bomb > United States > History > 20th century > Sources.
Atomic bomb > Japan > History > 20th century.
Atomic bomb > Japan > History > 20th century > Sources.
Bombe atomique > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Bombe atomique > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle > Sources.
Bombe atomique > Japon > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Bombe atomique > Japon > Histoire > 20e siècle > Sources.
HISTORY > Military > Weapons.
Atomic bomb.
Atomkrieg > Hiroshima.
Atomkrieg > Hiroshima > Quelle.
Atomwaffe > USA > Geschichte.
Atomwaffe > USA > Geschichte > Quelle.
Atombombe > Japan > Hiroshima > Quelle.
Atombombe > Weltkrieg (1939-1945) > Militärpolitik > USA > Quelle.
Hiroshima-shi (Japan) > History > Bombardment, 1945.
Hiroshima-shi (Japan) > History > Bombardment, 1945 > Sources.
Hiroshima (Japon) > Histoire > 1945 (Bombardement)
Hiroshima (Japon) > Histoire > 1945 (Bombardement) > Sources.
Japan.
Japan > Hiroshima-shi.
United States.
Hiroshima > Atombombe > Quelle.
USA > Militärpolitik > Weltkrieg (1939-1945) > Atombombe > Quelle.
History.
Sources.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • pt. 1. Historical narrative
  • 1. The debate over Hiroshima
  • 2. Building the atomic bomb
  • 3. The Pacific war
  • 4. The decision to drop the bomb
  • 5. The Japanese government, Ketsu-Go, and Potsdam
  • 6. Hiroshima, Nagasaki, and Japan's surrender
  • 7. Hiroshima and American Power
  • pt. 2. Key questions and interpretations
  • pt. 3. Resources
  • Chronology
  • Glossary of military terms and abbreviations
  • Glossary of names
  • Selected bibliography
  • Archival collections
  • Government publications
  • Microfilm document collections
  • Published document collections
  • Interviews and personal communications
  • Books, articles, and transcripts
  • Web sites
  • pt. 4. Documents
  • Guide to the documents
  • A. American civilian documents
  • B. American Military Documents
  • C. MAGIC diplomatic summaries
  • D. Japanese government documents, military documents, and diary entries
  • E. Japanese surrender documents
  • F. United States Strategic bombing survey : summary report and interrogations of Japanese officials
  • G. Statements of Japanese officials on World War II, Military Intelligence Section, Historical Division, U.S. Army.

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