Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Japan, 1945 Japan, 1945 Clayton K. S. Chun "In this 200th Campaign series title Clayton Chun examines the final stages of World War II as the Allies debated how to bring about the surrender of Japan. Chun not only describes the actual events … OL16919984W
Hiroshima in history Hiroshima in history Robert James Maddox "Analysis of Truman's decision to use nuclear arms against Japan through essays written by military and diplomatic historians"--Provided by publisher. OL18752190W
Hiroshima, Nagasaki Hiroshima, Nagasaki Paul Ham In this harrowing history of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings, Paul Ham argues against the use of nuclear weapons, drawing on extensive research and hundreds of interviews to prove that the bombin… OL19663002W
Harry S. Truman and the bomb : a documentary history Harry S. Truman and the bomb : a documentary history Robert H. Ferrell Contains primary source material. OL19665465W
Enola Gay Enola Gay Thomas. Reconstructs the events culminating in the momentous flight of the B-29 Enola Gay which dropped the world's first atomic bomb on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945. OL2999844W
Hiroshima in America Hiroshima in America Robert Jay Lifton,Greg Mitchell,Greg Mitchell,Robert Jay Lifton A study of the events surrounding the Hiroshima bombing focuses on its effects in America, considering the cover-up efforts by the government and linking the bombing to current insensitivities toward… OL31299W
President Truman and the atomic bomb President Truman and the atomic bomb Michael O'Neal Discusses the events and decisions that led to the bombing of Hiroshima in 1945, particularly Truman's role as decision maker and initiator of the act. OL3488986W