Hiroshima's shadow: writings on the denial of history and the Smithsonian controversy

BIRD Kai (ed.)

Hiroshima's shadow: writings on the denial of history and the Smithsonian controversy - Stony Creek, Conn.: Pamphleteer's Press, 1998 - 584p.

A collection of essays which trace the history and politics underlying the decision to use nucelar weapons on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Includes an examination of the motives of those determined to use an atomic weapon regardless of the alternatives; and the criticism of its use by Americans ranging from General Dwight Eisenhower to Norman Thomas.

0963058738 (hbk.): 35.95 us$


HIROSHIMA
HOLOCAUST
JAPAN
NAGASAKI
NUCLEAR WEAPONS
SECOND WORLD WAR