The Most Controversial Decision: Truman, the Atomic Bombs, and the Defeat of Japan (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521514194)

This book explores the American use of atomic bombs, and the role these weapons played in the defeat of the Japanese Empire in World War II. It focuses on President Harry S. Truman's decision making regarding this most controversial of all his decisions. The book relies on notable archival research, and the best and most recent scholarship on the subject to fashion an incisive overview that is fair and forceful in its judgments. This study addresses a subject that has been much debated among historians, and it confronts head-on the highly disputed claim that the Truman administration practiced "atomic diplomacy." The book goes beyond its central historical analysis to ask whether it was morally right for the United States to use these terrible weapons against Hiroshima and Nagasaki. It also provides a balanced evaluation of the relationship between atomic weapons and the origins of the Cold War.

Author: Wilson D. Miscamble
ISBN-10: 0521514193
ISBN-13: 9780521514194
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 04/18/2011
Pages: 190
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.10w x 0.70d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 01/01/2012