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Author	Miscamble, Wilson D., 1953-
Title	The most controversial decision : Truman, the atomic bombs, and the defeat of Japan / Wilson D. Miscamble.
Publication Info.	New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011.

Location	Call No.	Status
Stack 2	940.54 M	IN LIBRARY

Description	xii, 174 p. : ill., map ; 23 cm.
Series	Cambridge essential histories.
Contents	Introduction: the most controversial decision -- Franklin Roosevelt, the Manhattan Project, and the development of the atomic bomb -- Harry Truman, Henry Stimson, and atomic briefings -- James F. Byrnes, the atomic bomb, and the Pacific War -- The Potsdam Conference, the Trinity test, and 'atomic diplomacy' -- Hiroshima, the Japanese, and the Soviets -- The Japanese surrender -- Necessary, but was It right? -- Byrnes, the Soviets, and the American atomic monopoly -- The atomic bomb and the origins of the Cold War.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Subject	Hiroshima-shi (Japan) -- History -- Bombardment, 1945 -- Moral and ethical aspects.
	Nagasaki-shi (Japan) -- History -- Bombardment, 1945 -- Moral and ethical aspects.
	Atomic bomb -- History.
	Atomic bomb -- Moral and ethical aspects.
	World War, 1939-1945 -- United States.
	World War, 1939-1945 -- Japan.
	Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972 -- Military leadership.
	United States -- Military policy -- Decision making.
Added Title	Truman, the atomic bombs, and the defeat of Japan
ISBN	9780521514194 (hardback)
	0521514193 (hardback)
	9780521735360 (paperback)
	052173536X (paperback)

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