Harry S. Truman and the bomb
Subtitle: a documentary history
By: edited with commentary by Robert H. Ferrell.
Publisher: High Plains Pub. Co.
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Worland, Wyo
Language: eng
Number of pages: 126
Subjects: Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972 -- Military leadership -- Sources.; Atomic bomb -- History -- Sources.; World War, 1939-1945 -- United States -- Sources.; World War, 1939-1945 -- Japan -- Sources.; Hiroshima-shi (Japan) -- History -- Bombardment, 1945 -- Sources.; Nagasaki-shi (Japan) -- History -- Bombardment, 1945 -- Sources.
Genres: Sources.
Description: Discusses the events and decisions that led to the bombing of Hiroshima in 1945, particularly Truman's role as decision maker and initiator of the act.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 119-120) and index.