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Prompt and Utter Destruction: Truman and the Use of Atomic Bombs against Japan 3 Revised edition
J. Samuel Walker
Prompt and Utter Destruction: Truman and the Use of Atomic Bombs against Japan 3 Revised edition
J. Samuel Walker
In this concise account of why America used atomic bombs against Japan in 1945, J. Samuel Walker analyses the reasons behind President Truman’s most controversial decision. In this new edition, Walker incorporates adecade of new research, mostly from Japanese archives only recently made available, that provides fresh insight on the strategic considerations that led to dropping the bomb.
168 pages, 8 halftones
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | August 1, 2016 |
ISBN13 | 9781469628974 |
Publishers | The University of North Carolina Press |
Pages | 168 |
Dimensions | 235 × 289 × 12 mm · 249 g |
Language | English |
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