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Prompt and Utter Destruction: Truman and the Use of Atomic Bombs against Japan J. Samuel Walker
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Prompt and Utter Destruction: Truman and the Use of Atomic Bombs against Japan
J. Samuel Walker
A study of the events and circumstances that lay behind President Truman's use of atomic bombs against Japan. It examines the popular mythology about how the decision was made and evaluates the role of US-Soviet relations and American domestic politics.
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | September 15, 1997 |
| ISBN13 | 9780807823613 |
| Publishers | The University of North Carolina Press |
| Pages | 160 |
| Dimensions | 150 × 220 × 20 mm · 355 g (Weight (estimated)) |
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