Remembering Hiroshima : was it just? /

Winters, Francis X.

Remembering Hiroshima : was it just? / Francis X. Winters. - Farnham, England ; Burlington, VT : Ashgate, c2009. - xiii, 255 p. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [237]-247) and index.

Contents: Prologue: Structure of the ethical argument; A comet, a tsunami, a cloud: the drama of Japan-United States relations, 1853-1941; The ballet of blood: the final struggles between Japan and the United States: Iwo Jima and Okinawa; Deus ex machina: Hirohito intervenes to demand surrender; Truman decides; The crucible of conscience: 5 judgements on Hiroshima; Bibliography; Index

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