Truman and the Hiroshima Cult.
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- computer
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- 9780870139406
- Truman, Harry S.,-1884-1972
- World War, 1939-1945-Japan-Hiroshima-shi
- World War, 1939-1945-Japan-Nagasaki-shi
- Atomic bomb-Moral and ethical aspects-United States
- Hiroshima-shi (Japan)-History-Bombardment, 1945
- Nagasaki-shi (Japan)-History-Bombardment, 1945
- United States-Military policy-Moral and ethical aspects
- United States-Foreign relations-Soviet Union
- Soviet Union-Foreign relations-United States
- 940.54/25
- D767
Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. Why Did Truman Drop the Bomb? -- 2. Was Japan Ready to Surrender? -- 3. Was the Policy of Unconditional Surrender Justified? -- 4. Why No Warning or Demonstration? -- 5. Was a Second Bomb Necessary to End the War? -- 6. Was Dropping these Bombs Morally Justified? -- 7. Why Has the "Japan-as-Victim" Myth Been So Attractive? -- 8. What if the Bomb Had Not Been Used? -- Notes -- Chronology -- Bibliography -- Index.
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