Hiroshima in history the myths of revisionism /

"Analysis of Truman's decision to use nuclear arms against Japan through essays written by military and diplomatic historians"--Provided by publisher.

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Corporate Author: ebrary, Inc
Other Authors: Maddox, Robert James
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Columbia : University of Missouri Press, c2007.
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Table of Contents:
  • Gar Alperovitz: godfather of Hiroshima revisionism / Robert James Maddox
  • The shock of the atomic bomb and Japan's decision to surrender--a reconsideration / Sadao Asada
  • Intelligence forecasting for the invasion of Japan: previews of hell / Edward J. Drea
  • "A score of bloody Okinawas and Iwo Jimas": President Truman and casualty estimates for the invasion of Japan / D.M. Giangreco
  • Half a million purple hearts / D.M. Giangreco and Kathryn Moore
  • Advocacy or assessment? The United States strategic bombing survey of Germay and Japan / Gian Peri Gentile
  • Hiroshima and the trashing of Henry Stimson / Robert P. Newman
  • Enola Gay at Air and Space: anonymity, hypocrisy, ignorance / Robert P. Newman
  • Racing the enemy: a critical look / Michael Kort.