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100 1 $aWray, Harry,$d1931-$eauthor.
240 10 $aNihonjin no genbaku toka ron wa konomama de yoi no ka.$lEnglish
245 10 $aBridging the atomic divide :$bdebating Japan-US attitudes on Hiroshima and Nagasaki /$cHarry Wray and Seishiro Sugihara ; translated by Norman Hu.
246 30 $aDebating Japan-US attitudes on Hiroshima and Nagasaki
250 $aEnglish edition.
264 1 $aLanham, Maryland :$bLexington Books,$c[2019]
300 $axvi, 323 pages ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
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500 $a"Originally published in Japanese as Nihonjin no genbaku toka ron wa konomama de yoi no ka: genbaku toka wo meguru Nichi-Bei no hajimete no taiwa by Nisshin Hodo."
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $aDescent into inhumanity -- The unconditional surrender formula and limited alternatives to atomic bombs : pros and cons -- The Potsdam Declaration: a missed opportunity by Japan to avoid atomic bombings and a Soviet entry -- That "final decisive battle" -- The role of decrypted messages -- Japan's decision to wage a final decisive battle produced the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, the first of the "triple shocks" -- Two shocks in one day -- Militants' intransigent response: extinction before surrender -- Contentious issues surrounding the atomic bombings, the mistaken "atomic diplomacy" thesis, and its impact on Japanese textbooks -- Conclusion -- Appendix A: Supplemental commentary -- diplomacy at start and end of Japan-US war, and subsequent problems -- Appendix B: regarding Wray's examination of the Pearl Harbor issue -- Appendix C: The historical significance of President Obama's visit to Hiroshima -- Afterword.
520 $a"In this study, two scholars examine historical perceptions of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Structured as a balanced dialogue, the authors analyze how the attacks are remembered by Japanese and others as well as the various debates surrounding the bombings."--Provided by publisher.
611 27 $aBombardment of Hiroshima-shi (Japan : 1945)$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01352071
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651 0 $aNagasaki-shi (Japan)$xHistory$yBombardment, 1945.
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650 0 $aAtomic bomb$xMoral and ethical aspects.
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651 7 $aJapan$zHiroshima-shi.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01209723
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655 7 $aHistory.$2fast$0(OCoLC)fst01411628
700 1 $aSugihara, Seishirō,$d1941-$eauthor.
700 1 $aHu, Norman,$etranslator.
776 08 $iOnline version:$aWray, Harry, 1931-$tBridging the atomic divide.$dLanham, MD : Lexington Books, [2019]$z9781498593229$w(DLC) 2018058128
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