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

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Title:

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

Author:

Malloy, Sean L. (Sean Langdon), 1972-

Personal Author:

Malloy, Sean L. (Sean Langdon), 1972-

Publication Information:

Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2008.

Physical Description:

xi, 233 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Language:

English

Contents:

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."

Personal Subject:

Stimson, Henry L. (Henry Lewis), 1867-1950.

Subject Term:

Atomic bomb -- Moral and ethical aspects -- United States.

World War, 1939-1945 -- United States.

World War, 1939-1945 -- Japan.

Geographic Term:

Hiroshima-shi (Japan) -- History -- Bombardment, 1945.

Nagasaki-shi (Japan) -- History -- Bombardment, 1945.

United States -- Military policy -- Decision making.

ISBN:

9780801446542