The Decision to Drop the Atomic Bomb

Wainstock, Dennis D.

Praeger Publishers Inc（1996/05発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 192 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780275954758
• DDC分類 940.5425

Full Description

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 discussed and analyzed include Japan's desperate military situation; its decision to look to the Soviet Union to mediate the conflict; the Manhattan Project; the debates within Truman's Administration and the armed forces as to whether to modify unconditional surrender terms to include retention of Emperor Hirohito and whether to plan for the invasion of Japan's home islands or to rely instead on blockade and bombing to force the surrender.

Contents

Introduction: Japan's Desperate Military Situation, April to August 1945
Japan's Peace Moves
Truman and the A-Bombs
Ending the War: The American Point of View
The Postdam Conference
The Atomic Bombings
The First Imperial Decision
The Second Imperial Decision and Aftermath
Recapitulation and Analysis
References
Selected Bibliography
Index