Weapons for Victory: The Hiroshima Decision Fifty Years Later
by Robert James Maddox
University of Missouri Press, 2004 eISBN: 978-0-8262-7433-5 | Paper: 978-0-8262-1562-8 Library of Congress Classification D767.25.H6M23 2004
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ABOUT THIS BOOK
The highly acclaimed Weapons for Victory originally appeared in 1995, the fiftieth anniversary of the end of World War II. Now, in this paperback edition, Robert James Maddox provides a new introduction about the ongoing controversy related to the decision to bomb Hiroshima.
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY
Robert James Maddox is Professor of History at Pennsylvania State University. He is the author of numerous books, including The United States and World War II.
REVIEWS
Maddox has written one of the more level-headed critiques of the use of atomic bombs to end the Pacific War. . . . This is a well- written and significant book."--Pacific Historical Review
"[Maddox's] research is exhaustive, his logic is admirable, and his account is utterly convincing. . . . This is a good overview of how the decision was made to enter the atomic age. It is thorough, readable, accurate, and most welcome."--Florida Historical Quarterly
"Maddox has written a lean, well-focused, and tightly argued volume seen largely from the standpoint of American leaders who influenced the President's decision. The book is carefully documented and has a useful bibliography."--Parameters
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction to the Paperback Edition
Introduction
1. The Legacy of Unconditional Surrender
2. Taking Control
3. Consideration of the Bomb and Preparations for the Summit
4. Advice and Dissent
5. Countdown
6. Potsdam: Nearing Armageddon
7. Japan Unbowed
8. Atom Bombs and the End of the War
9. A Retrospect
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Index
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Weapons for Victory: The Hiroshima Decision Fifty Years Later
by Robert James Maddox
University of Missouri Press, 2004 eISBN: 978-0-8262-7433-5 Paper: 978-0-8262-1562-8
The highly acclaimed Weapons for Victory originally appeared in 1995, the fiftieth anniversary of the end of World War II. Now, in this paperback edition, Robert James Maddox provides a new introduction about the ongoing controversy related to the decision to bomb Hiroshima.
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY
Robert James Maddox is Professor of History at Pennsylvania State University. He is the author of numerous books, including The United States and World War II.
REVIEWS
Maddox has written one of the more level-headed critiques of the use of atomic bombs to end the Pacific War. . . . This is a well- written and significant book."--Pacific Historical Review
"[Maddox's] research is exhaustive, his logic is admirable, and his account is utterly convincing. . . . This is a good overview of how the decision was made to enter the atomic age. It is thorough, readable, accurate, and most welcome."--Florida Historical Quarterly
"Maddox has written a lean, well-focused, and tightly argued volume seen largely from the standpoint of American leaders who influenced the President's decision. The book is carefully documented and has a useful bibliography."--Parameters
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction to the Paperback Edition
Introduction
1. The Legacy of Unconditional Surrender
2. Taking Control
3. Consideration of the Bomb and Preparations for the Summit
4. Advice and Dissent
5. Countdown
6. Potsdam: Nearing Armageddon
7. Japan Unbowed
8. Atom Bombs and the End of the War
9. A Retrospect
Notes
Selected Bibliography
Index
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