The Decision to Use the Atomic Bomb

The Decision to Use the Atomic Bomb And the Architecture of an American Myth

Paperback (05 Aug 1996)

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Publisher's Synopsis

This book rewrites history, arguing that the real reason the Americans dropped the atomic bomb on Japan was to see off a surrender negotiated by the Russians and not, as was claimed, to save American lives.

Book information

ISBN: 9780006386803
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Imprint: Fontana Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 940.54012
DEWEY edition: 21
Language: English
Number of pages: 847
Weight: 637g
Height: 197mm
Width: 130mm
Spine width: 42mm