Prompt and Utter Destruction, Third Edition
Truman and the Use of Atomic Bombs against Japan
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Truman and the Use of Atomic Bombs against Japan
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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.