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Before the bomb : how America approached the end of the Pacific War / John D. Chappell.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Chappell, John D. (John David), 1961-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Public opinion--United States--History--20th century.
- Public opinion.
- World War, 1939-1945--United States.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- World War, 1939-1945--Public opinion.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (260 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- Lexington, Kentucky : The University Press of Kentucky, 1997.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Almost forgotten in the haze of events that followed Nagasaki and Hiroshima, the summer of 1945 witnessed an intense public debate over how best to end the war against Japan. Weary of fighting, the American people were determined to defeat the imperial power that had so viciously attacked them in December 1941, but they were uncertain of the best means to accomplish this goal. Certain of victory -- the ""inevitable triumph"" promised by Franklin Roosevelt immediately after Pearl Harbor -- Americans became increasingly concerned about the human cost of defeating Japan.Particularly after the bru
- Contents:
- Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 A War Half Won; 2 Images of the Enemy; 3 How Long Will This War Last?; 4 Visions of Abundance; 5 Okinawa; 6 The Sinister Cloud; 7 Assault or Siege?; 8 Unconditional Surrender; 9 Resolution; Conclusion; Notes; Sources; Index
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [215]-237) and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780813158624
- 0813158621
- 9780813170527
- 0813170524
- OCLC:
- 49569113
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