Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Map 1 The Atomic Bombing of Japan
- Introduction: The Most Controversial Decision
- 1 Franklin Roosevelt, the Manhattan Project, and the Development of the Atomic Bomb
- 2 Harry Truman, Henry Stimson, and Atomic Briefings
- 3 James F. Byrnes, the Atomic Bomb, and the Pacific War
- 4 The Potsdam Conference, the Trinity Test, and Atomic Diplomacy
- 5 Hiroshima, the Japanese, and the Soviets
- 6 The Japanese Surrender
- 7 Necessary, But Was It Right?
- 8 Byrnes, the Soviets, and the American Atomic Monopoly
- 9 The Atomic Bomb and the Origins of the Cold War
- Suggested Readings
- Index
Index
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 June 2012
Book contents
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Map 1 The Atomic Bombing of Japan
- Introduction: The Most Controversial Decision
- 1 Franklin Roosevelt, the Manhattan Project, and the Development of the Atomic Bomb
- 2 Harry Truman, Henry Stimson, and Atomic Briefings
- 3 James F. Byrnes, the Atomic Bomb, and the Pacific War
- 4 The Potsdam Conference, the Trinity Test, and Atomic Diplomacy
- 5 Hiroshima, the Japanese, and the Soviets
- 6 The Japanese Surrender
- 7 Necessary, But Was It Right?
- 8 Byrnes, the Soviets, and the American Atomic Monopoly
- 9 The Atomic Bomb and the Origins of the Cold War
- Suggested Readings
- Index
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- The Most Controversial DecisionTruman, the Atomic Bombs, and the Defeat of Japan, pp. 159 - 174Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2011