The Decision to Drop the Atomic Bomb

by Dennis D. Wainstock

Book Overview

This book is a balanced account of the political, diplomatic, and military currents that influenced Japan's attempts to surrender and the United States's decision to drop the atomic bombs. Based on extensive research in both the United States and Japan, this book allows the reader to follow the parallel decision-making in Tokyo and Washington that contributed to lost opportunities that might have allowed a less brutal conclusion to the war. Topics...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275954757
• ISBN13: 9780275954758
• Release Date: May 1996
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.89 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.4" x 9.5"