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Title Atomic tragedy : Henry L. Stimson and the decision to use the bomb against Japan / Sean L. Malloy.
Author Malloy, Sean L. (Sean Langdon), 1972-
Publication Info. Ithaca : Cornell University Press, 2008.
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 Orlando Public Library (Downtown) - Fourth Floor  940.5425 MAL    Check Shelves
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Description xi, 233 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (p. [191]-225) and index.
Contents Introduction : "Its use must weigh heavily on our minds and on our hearts" -- The education of Henry L. Stimson -- The road to Pearl Harbor -- "A most terrible thing" -- "The international situation" -- The ordeal of Henry L. Stimson -- Hiroshima and Nagasaki by way of Potsdam -- The last full measure -- "The full enumeration of the steps in the tragedy" -- Conclusion : "a grave and continuing responsibility."
Subject Hiroshima-shi (Japan) -- History -- Bombardment, 1945.
Nagasaki-shi (Japan) -- History -- Bombardment, 1945.
Stimson, Henry L. (Henry Lewis), 1867-1950.
Atomic bomb -- Moral and ethical aspects -- United States.
World War, 1939-1945 -- United States.
World War, 1939-1945 -- Japan.
United States -- Military policy -- Decision making.
ISBN 9780801446542 : $26.95
0801446546
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