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Atomic tragedy : Henry L. Stimson and the decision to use the bomb against Japan

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  • ISBN: 0801446546 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • ISBN: 9780801446542 (cloth : alk. paper)
  • Physical Description: xi, 223 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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  • Publisher: Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2008.

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Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references (p. [191]-225) and index.
Formatted Contents Note: Introduction : "Its use must weigh heavily on our minds and on our hearts" -- The education of Henry L. Stimson -- The road to Pearl Harbor -- "A most terrible thing" -- "The international situation" -- The ordeal of Henry L. Stimson -- Hiroshima and Nagasaki by way of Potsdam -- The last full measure -- "The full enumeration of the steps in the tragedy" -- Conclusion : "a grave and continuing responsibility."
Subject: Hiroshima-shi (Japan) History Bombardment, 1945
Nagasaki-shi (Japan) History Bombardment, 1945
Stimson, Henry L. (Henry Lewis) 1867-1950
Atomic bomb Moral and ethical aspects United States
World War, 1939-1945 United States
World War, 1939-1945 Japan
United States Military policy Decision making

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