Hiroshima and the Historians: Debating America's Most Controversial Decision

by Kenneth B. Pyle

The decision to use atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki has been considered the most important - and perhaps most controversial - event in twentieth-century history. It ushered in many of the major developments of our time: the end of World War II, the beginning of the atomic age, the establishment of the American world order, and the start of the Cold War arms race. Kenneth B. Pyle illuminates both the complexities of the event itself and the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1009477447
• ISBN13: 9781009477444
• Release Date: June 2024
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 286 Pages
• Weight: 0.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"