{"product_id":"the-invasion-of-japan-john-ray-skates-9781570033544","title":"The Invasion of Japan: Alternative to the Bomb","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eExamines the U.S. plan to end the Second World War by invading Japan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor more than a half century scholars and nonscholars alike have debated the ethics of dropping the atomic bomb, but rarely have they studied the American plan to invade Japan, the alternative to using the bomb to end the Second World War. Widely held beliefs about the strength of Japanese forces and the projected loss of American lives have been invoked to justify the decision to drop the bomb. John Ray Skates, however, argues that the invasion plan, code named Operation Downfall, until now has not been sufficiently studied to allow such a justification. In \u003ci\u003eThe Invasion of Japan\u003c\/i\u003e he remedies that shortcoming and disputes many myths that have grown up around the plan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Ray Skates\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1570033544\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781570033544\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of South Carolina Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/31\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 276\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.03h x 5.99w x 0.76d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eUniv PR Books for Public Libry\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2001 pg. 84 - Recommended\/Special Interest","brand":"John Ray Skates","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43939689169151,"sku":"9781570033544","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_f312e4f2-760d-4bdc-a463-1e7d440821c7.jpg?v=1681442938","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-invasion-of-japan-john-ray-skates-9781570033544","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}