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- catalog abstract "The bombing of Hiroshima was one of the pivotal events of the twentieth century, yet this controversial question remains unresolved. At the time, General Dwight Eisenhower, General Douglas MacArthur, and chief of staff Admiral William Leahy all agreed that an atomic attack on Japanese cities was unnecessary. All of them believed that Japan had already been beaten and that the war would soon end. Was the bomb dropped to end the war more quickly? Or did it herald the start of the Cold War? In his probing new study, prizewinning historian Ronald Takaki explores these factors and more. He considers the cultural context of race - the ways in which stereotypes of the Japanese influenced public opinion and policymakers - and also probes the human dimension. Relying on top secret military reports, diaries, and personal letters, Takaki relates international policies to the individuals involved: Los Alamos director J. Robert Oppenheimer, Secretary of State James Byrnes, Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson, and others ... but above all, Harry Truman.".
- catalog contributor b8156808.
- catalog coverage "Hiroshima-shi (Japan) History Bombardment, 1945.".
- catalog coverage "United States Politics and government 1945-1953.".
- catalog created "c1995.".
- catalog date "1995".
- catalog date "c1995.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1995.".
- catalog description "1. "A past that is not even past" -- 2. "Several suns in midday" -- 3. To save "half a million" American lives -- 4. The "overriding concern" : two schools of thought -- 5. Remembering Pearl Harbor -- 6. Where the buck stopped -- 7. Hiroshima : faces of war and humanity -- Notes -- Index.".
- catalog description "In his probing new study, prizewinning historian Ronald Takaki explores these factors and more. He considers the cultural context of race - the ways in which stereotypes of the Japanese influenced public opinion and policymakers - and also probes the human dimension. Relying on top secret military reports, diaries, and personal letters, Takaki relates international policies to the individuals involved: Los Alamos director J. Robert Oppenheimer, Secretary of State James Byrnes, Secretary of War Henry L. Stimson, and others ... but above all, Harry Truman.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [153]-183) and index.".
- catalog description "The bombing of Hiroshima was one of the pivotal events of the twentieth century, yet this controversial question remains unresolved. At the time, General Dwight Eisenhower, General Douglas MacArthur, and chief of staff Admiral William Leahy all agreed that an atomic attack on Japanese cities was unnecessary. All of them believed that Japan had already been beaten and that the war would soon end. Was the bomb dropped to end the war more quickly? Or did it herald the start of the Cold War?".
- catalog extent "193 p., [8] p. of plates :".
- catalog identifier "0316831220".
- catalog issued "1995".
- catalog issued "c1995.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Boston : Little, Brown, and Co.,".
- catalog spatial "Hiroshima-shi (Japan) History Bombardment, 1945.".
- catalog spatial "Japan.".
- catalog spatial "United States Politics and government 1945-1953.".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog spatial "United States.".
- catalog subject "940.54/25 20".
- catalog subject "Atomic bomb United States History.".
- catalog subject "D769.2 .T35 1995".
- catalog subject "Strategy.".
- catalog subject "World War, 1939-1945 Campaigns Japan.".
- catalog subject "World War, 1939-1945 United States.".
- catalog tableOfContents "1. "A past that is not even past" -- 2. "Several suns in midday" -- 3. To save "half a million" American lives -- 4. The "overriding concern" : two schools of thought -- 5. Remembering Pearl Harbor -- 6. Where the buck stopped -- 7. Hiroshima : faces of war and humanity -- Notes -- Index.".
- catalog title "Hiroshima : why America dropped the atomic bomb / Ronald Takaki.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".