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9%OFFSean L. Malloy - Atomic Tragedy: Henry L. Stimson and the Decision to Use the Bomb against Japan - 9780801476297 - V9780801476297
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Atomic Tragedy: Henry L. Stimson and the Decision to Use the Bomb against Japan

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Description for Atomic Tragedy: Henry L. Stimson and the Decision to Use the Bomb against Japan Paperback. Num Pages: 248 pages, 13. BIC Classification: HBWQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 157 x 16. Weight in Grams: 344.

Atomic Tragedy offers a unique perspective on one of the most important events of the twentieth century. As secretary of war during World War II, Henry L. Stimson (1867–1950) oversaw the American nuclear weapons program. In a book about how an experienced, principled man faltered when confronted by the tremendous challenge posed by the intersection of war, diplomacy, and technology, Sean L. Malloy examines Stimson's struggle to reconcile his responsibility for "the most terrible weapon ever known in human history" with his long-standing convictions about war and morality.

Ultimately, Stimson's story is one of failure; despite his beliefs, Stimson ... Read more

The ultimate aim of Atomic Tragedy is not only to contribute to a greater historical understanding of the first use of nuclear weapons but also to offer lessons from the decision-making process during the years 1940–1945 that are applicable to the current world environment. As the United States mobilizes scientists and engineers to build new and supposedly more "usable" nuclear weapons and as nations in Asia and the Middle East are replicating the feat of the Manhattan Project physicists at Los Alamos, it is more important than ever that policymakers and analysts recognize the chain of failures surrounding the first use of those weapons at Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

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Product Details

Publisher
Cornell University Press United States
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
Ithaca, United States
ISBN
9780801476297
SKU
V9780801476297
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99-1

About Sean L. Malloy
Sean L. Malloy is Assistant Professor in the School of Social Sciences, Humanities and Arts at the University of California, Merced.

Reviews for Atomic Tragedy: Henry L. Stimson and the Decision to Use the Bomb against Japan
Malloy rovides an important perspective on the continuing debate about the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945.... His study of Henry L. Stimson, who served as secretary of war during World War II, is valuable. Stimson, who was in his seventies during the war, was one of the Republican Party's most respected elder statesmen, having been in Hoover's ... Read more

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