366 Pages
by
Routledge
366 Pages
by
Routledge
366 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book, first published in 1967, examines the circumstances and events that led to the dropping of two atomic bombs on Japan, devastating Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The death of President Roosevelt three weeks before the end of the European war led to an incoming President, Truman, who had heard nothing of the project before taking office. He and his advisers had no precedents to guide them as... Read more
1. A New President 2. Briefing the President 3. The Interim Committee is Created 4. The Problem of Defeating Japan 5. The Interim Committee Votes Unanimously 6. The Question of a Demonstration 7. Defining Unconditional Surrender 8. A Warning Proclamation Is Drafted 9. Japan Seeks Terms 10. Controversy Among the Scientists 11. The Status of the Emperor 12. Zero Hour at Trinity 13. Decisions at Potsdam 14. The Decision to Drop the Bomb 15. The Bomb is Dropped 16. Japan Receives a Double Blow 17. Japan Decides to Surrender 18. Violent Aftermath in Tokyo
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Len Giovannitti and Fred Freed
