ALPEROVITZ, GAR

The Decision to Use the Atomic Bomb

NY, Vintage. 1996. (ISBN: 067976285X). Paperback. 1st printing, Aug. 1996. Trade-sized. Photo cover. Pinpuncture to front a few pages deep; tanning; minor bumps and dings; corner wear. Very Good+.

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Book number: QAP05

Catalogue: Non Fiction Trade Paperback

Keywords: History WWII World War 2 Two History War Trade Paperback 067976285X

ALPEROVITZ, GAR

Decision to Use the Atomic Bomb: And the Architecture of an American Myth

New York, Knopf. 1995, 1st Edition. (ISBN: 0679443312) Hardcover, 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book, cloth, dust jacket, xiv, 847 pages,One of the most controversial issues absorbing America today: Was it necessary to drop the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki? Fifty years after the fateful summer of 1945, we are still debating Harry Truman's decision. Now, in an exhaustive, thoroughly documented study of the events of that time, Gar Alperovitz makes plain why the United States did not need to deploy the bomb, how Truman was advised of alternatives to it by nearly every civilian and military adviser, and how his final decision was later justified by what amounted to a deception - the claim that the action saved half a million to a million American soldiers who might otherwise have died in an invasion. Fine/Fine.

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Book number: 1125558527

Catalogue: Americana

Keywords: 0679443312 1939-1953,Atombombenabwurf,Diplomatic Relations,E?Tats-Unis Relations Exte?Rieures 1945-1953,E?Tats-Unis Relations Exte?Rieures Urss,Geschichte 1945,Guerre Mondiale, 1939-1945 Campagnes Et Batailles Japon,Guerre Mondiale, 1939-1945 E?Tats-Unis