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- catalog abstract "On the morning of August 6, 1945, the American B-29 Enola Gay released an atomic bomb over the Japanese city of Hiroshima. On August 9 another bomb was dropped on Nagasaki. Fifty years have passed since these catastrophic events, and the bombings still remain highly controversial. The official justification for using these weapons was that they prevented enormous losses on both sides by avoiding an Allied invasion of Japan. Many diplomatic historians, however, have asserted that the bombings were unnecessary. One extreme argument is that Truman knew the Japanese were ready to surrender but wanted to use the bombs to intimidate the Soviet Union. Robert Maddox examines all these claims in Weapons for Victory as he strives to dispel the many myths that have been accepted as fact. In addition to Maddox's valuable recasting of the circumstances leading to the bombings, he also confronts the proposed Smithsonian Enola Gay exhibit with careful historical analysis.".
- catalog contributor b8161148.
- catalog coverage "Hiroshima-shi (Japan) History Bombardment, 1945.".
- catalog coverage "Nagasaki-shi (Japan) History Bombardment, 1945.".
- catalog coverage "Soviet Union Foreign relations United States.".
- catalog coverage "United States Foreign relations Soviet Union.".
- catalog coverage "United States Military policy.".
- catalog created "c1995.".
- catalog date "1995".
- catalog date "c1995.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1995.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog description "On the morning of August 6, 1945, the American B-29 Enola Gay released an atomic bomb over the Japanese city of Hiroshima. On August 9 another bomb was dropped on Nagasaki. Fifty years have passed since these catastrophic events, and the bombings still remain highly controversial. The official justification for using these weapons was that they prevented enormous losses on both sides by avoiding an Allied invasion of Japan. Many diplomatic historians, however, have asserted that the bombings were unnecessary. One extreme argument is that Truman knew the Japanese were ready to surrender but wanted to use the bombs to intimidate the Soviet Union. Robert Maddox examines all these claims in Weapons for Victory as he strives to dispel the many myths that have been accepted as fact. In addition to Maddox's valuable recasting of the circumstances leading to the bombings, he also confronts the proposed Smithsonian Enola Gay exhibit with careful historical analysis.".
- catalog description "The legacy of unconditional surrender -- Taking control -- Consideration of the bomb and preparations for the summit -- Advice and dissent -- Countdown -- Potsdam: nearing Armageddon -- Japan unbowed -- Atom bombs and the end of the war -- A retrospect.".
- catalog extent "215 p. ;".
- catalog hasFormat "Weapons for victory.".
- catalog identifier "0826210376 (alk. paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Weapons for victory.".
- catalog issued "1995".
- catalog issued "c1995.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Columbia : University of Missouri Press,".
- catalog relation "Weapons for victory.".
- catalog spatial "Hiroshima-shi (Japan) History Bombardment, 1945.".
- catalog spatial "Nagasaki-shi (Japan) History Bombardment, 1945.".
- catalog spatial "Soviet Union Foreign relations United States.".
- catalog spatial "United States Foreign relations Soviet Union.".
- catalog spatial "United States Military policy.".
- catalog subject "940.54/25 20".
- catalog subject "Atomic bomb History.".
- catalog subject "D767.25.H6 M23 1995".
- catalog subject "Nuclear warfare Moral and ethical aspects.".
- catalog tableOfContents "The legacy of unconditional surrender -- Taking control -- Consideration of the bomb and preparations for the summit -- Advice and dissent -- Countdown -- Potsdam: nearing Armageddon -- Japan unbowed -- Atom bombs and the end of the war -- A retrospect.".
- catalog title "Weapons for victory : the Hiroshima decision fifty years later / Robert James Maddox.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".