The Columbia Guide to Hiroshima and the Bomb (Columbia Guides to American History and Cultures)
Publisher: Columbia University Press
Published: March 16, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 456
ISBN-13: 9780231130165
Subjects: Asian / Middle Eastern history: Second World War; History of specific subjects; Nuclear weapons; Second World War, 1939-1945; History; History - Military / War; Military; Asia - Japan; Military - Nuclear Warfare; Military - World War II; History / Military / General; 20th century; Atomic bomb; Japan; Sources; United States
Description: "Few aspects of American military history have been as vigorously debated as Harry Truman's decision to use atomic bombs against Japan. In this volume, Michael Kort describes the wartime circumstances and thinking that form the context for the decision to use these weapons, surveys the major debates related to that decision, and provides a comprehensive collection of key primary source documents that illuminate the behavior of the United States and Japan during the closing days of World War II." "These primary source documents comprise the largest part of this volume. They are organized into seven categories: American civilian documents, American military documents, MAGIC diplomatic summaries, Japanese government and military documents and diary entries, Japanese surrender documents, the United States Strategic Bombing Survey Summary Report and Interrogations of Japanese Officials, and Statements of Japanese Officials on World War II compiled by the Military Intelligence Section of the United States Army."--BOOK JACKET.