Atomic Diplomacy: Hiroshima and Potsdam: The Use of the Atomic Bomb and the American Confrontation with Soviet Power
'A daring and elaborate work of historical reconstruction.' New York Review of Books'Since its publication almost everyone who has written about the beginning of the atomic age has praised or denounced the book.' New York Times'Atomic Diplomacy is a classic account of the use of the atomic bombs on Hiroshima  and Nagasaki and its connections with America's confrontation with the Soviet Union.  fifty years after the destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, it is more important than ever that we understand how political and military leaders make decisions about the use of nuclear weapons.  Atomic Diplomacy is, therefore a timely book.  It is also a very readable book, admirably researched.  It should be ssential reading for all politicians.' Medicine & War