Five days in August : how World War II became a nuclear war / Michael D. Gordin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gordin, Michael D.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Capitulations, Military.

History.

Hiroshima-shi (Japan)--History--Bombardment, 1945.

Hiroshima-shi (Japan).

Nagasaki-shi (Japan)--History--Bombardment, 1945.

Nagasaki-shi (Japan).

Atomic bomb--United States--History.

Atomic bomb.

United States.

World War, 1939-1945--Japan.

World War, 1939-1945.

Capitulations, Military--Japan--History--20th century.

Japan.

Physical Description:

xv, 209 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, [2007]

Summary:

"Bold and provocative. No one has presented these arguments so coherently, so forcefully, and so intelligently with such gripping dynamic style."--Tsuyoshi Hasegawa, author of "Racing the Enemy: Stalin, Truman, and the Surrender of Japan"

"Powerful. "Five Days in August" vigorously proposes new ways of thinking about the World War II atomic bombings, their meanings, and their multiple legacies. It is a book that will provoke controversy . . . and, ideally, help encourage new lines of research, argument, and emphasis. It has a deep critical knowledge and a subtle intelligence. . . . The arguments are arresting and important."--Barton Bernstein, Stanford University

Contents:

Chapter 1 Endings 5

Chapter 2 Shock 16

Chapter 3 Special 39

Chapter 4 Miracle 59

Chapter 5 Papacy 85

Chapter 6 Revolution 107

Chapter 7 Beginnings 124

Coda: On the Scholarly Literature 141.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 147-193) and index.

ISBN:

0691128189

9780691128184

OCLC:

70630623

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