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The Most Controversial Decision: Truman, the Atomic Bombs, and the Defeat of Japan by Wilson D. Miscamble C.S.C.

The Most Controversial Decision: Truman, the Atomic Bombs, and the Defeat of Japan Wilson D. Miscamble C.S.C. ebook
Page: 190
Format: pdf
ISBN: 052173536X, 9780521735360
Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Maybe we ought to use it instead? Posted on Aug 30, 2011 in Dennis Prager. Thus one of the most controversial decisions of the 20th Century was made by the new president. Several different justifications for stopping the war in that manner, and the specific targets and timing of the bombing were considered, some of this is documented, the decision was made by Truman, and only he knew exactly which factors he considered and based his decision on. The Most Controversial Decision: Truman, the Atomic Bombs, and the Defeat of Japan (Cambridge Essential Histories) by Wilson D. On his radio show today, Dennis Prager talks to Rev. Wilson Miscamble, Professor of History at Notre Dame. The Japanese were not giving up and more people would have died in a full out invasion vs. I can't and won't tell you that you're wrong, but there is credible recorded international correspondence that indicates that Japan was ready to concede defeat. It wasn't until after FDR died and Truman became president that he was even informed of the existence of the atomic bomb. Miscamble (Cambridge University Press, 2011). The Most Controversial Decision: Truman, the Atomic Bombs and the Defeat of Japan is a comprehensive analysis of the choices Harry Truman made to end WWII in the manner he did. B-29 bombing raids were killing hundred of thousands, thus crossing the nuclear threshold in deaths. The Most Controversial Decision: Truman, the Atomic Bombs, and the Defeat of Japan.