The Columbia Guide to Hiroshima and the Bomb

by Michael Kort

Book Overview

Few aspects of American military history have been as vigorously debated as Harry Truman's decision to use atomic bombs against Japan. In this carefully crafted 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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231130163
• ISBN13: 9780231130165
• Release Date: April 2007
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 456 Pages
• Weight: 1.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.4" x 9.1"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher