Prompt and Utter Destruction Walker J. Samuel
Prompt and Utter Destruction Walker J. Samuel In this concise account of why America used atomic bombs against Japan in 1945, J. Delineating what was known and not known by American leaders at the…
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Prompt and Utter Destruction Walker J. Samuel
In this concise account of why America used atomic bombs against Japan in 1945, J. Delineating what was known and not known by American leaders at the time, Walker evaluates the options available for ending the war with Japan. Samuel Walker analyzes the reasons behind President Truman's most controversial decision.
From the debate about whether to invade or continue the conventional bombing of Japan to Tokyo's agonizing deliberations over surrender and the effects of both low- and high-level radiation exposure, Walker continues to shed light on one of the most earthshaking moments in history.Rising above an often polemical debate, the third edition presents an In this new edition, Walker incorporates a decade of new research--mostly from Japanese archives only recently made available--that provides fresh insight on the strategic considerations that led to dropping the bomb.