Addresses the reasons the atomic bombs were used against Hiroshima and Nagasaki and the role they played in Japan's surrender.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
The Reverend Wilson D. Miscamble, C.S.C., joined the permanent faculty at Notre Dame in 1988. A native of Australia, he was educated at the University of Queensland, from which he graduated in 1973 and obtained a master's degree three years later. In 1976, he came to Notre Dame to pursue graduate studies in history. He received his doctoral degree in 1980. He then served for two years as North American analyst in the Office of National Assessments, Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, Canberra, Australia. In August 1982, he returned to Notre Dame and entered the priestly formation program of the Congregation of Holy Cross. He was ordained a priest on April 9, 1988. His primary research interest is American foreign policy since World War II. He is the author of George F. Kennan and the Making of American Foreign Policy, 1947-1950 and Keeping the Faith, Making a Difference. He has edited American Political History: Essays on the State of the Discipline and Go Forth and Do Good: Memorable Notre Dame Commencement Addresses. His most recent book, From Roosevelt to Truman: Potsdam, Hiroshima, and the Cold War, was published in 2007 and received the Harry S. Truman Book Award in 2008.
Inhaltsangabe
1. Introduction: the most controversial decision; 2. Franklin Roosevelt the Manhattan project and the development of the atomic bomb; 3. Harry Truman Henry Stimson and atomic briefings; 4. James F. Byrnes the atomic bomb and the Pacific war; 5. The Potsdam conference the trinity test and 'atomic diplomacy'; 6. Hiroshima the Japanese and the Soviets; 7. The Japanese surrender; 8. Necessary but was it right?; 9. Byrnes the Soviets and the American atomic monopoly; 10. The atomic bomb and the origins of the Cold War.
1. Introduction: the most controversial decision; 2. Franklin Roosevelt the Manhattan project and the development of the atomic bomb; 3. Harry Truman Henry Stimson and atomic briefings; 4. James F. Byrnes the atomic bomb and the Pacific war; 5. The Potsdam conference the trinity test and 'atomic diplomacy'; 6. Hiroshima the Japanese and the Soviets; 7. The Japanese surrender; 8. Necessary but was it right?; 9. Byrnes the Soviets and the American atomic monopoly; 10. The atomic bomb and the origins of the Cold War.
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