The Most Controversial Decision

Download or Read eBook The Most Controversial Decision PDF written by Wilson D. Miscamble and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2011-04-11 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
The Most Controversial Decision
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Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Total Pages : 189
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ISBN-10 : 9781139498319
ISBN-13 : 1139498312
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Book Synopsis The Most Controversial Decision by : Wilson D. Miscamble

Book excerpt: 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 practised '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.


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