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