Prompt and Utter Destruction: President Truman and the Use of Atomic Bombs Against Japan

Prompt and Utter Destruction: President Truman and the Use of Atomic Bombs Against Japan

by J.SamuelWalker (Author)

Synopsis

In this account of why America used atomic bombs against Japan in 1945, J. Samuel Walker analyzes the reasons behind President Truman's most controversial decision. He presents an accessible synthesis of previous work and a useful contribution to an understanding of the events that ushered in the atomic age.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 160
Edition: Revised edition
Publisher: The University of North Carolina Press
Published: 28 Feb 2005

ISBN 10: 080785607X
ISBN 13: 9780807856079