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The Columbia Guide to Hiroshima and the Bomb

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Few aspects of American military history have been as vigorously debated as Harry Truman's decision to use atomic bombs against Japan. In this carefully crafted volume, Michael Kort describes the wartime circumstances and thinking that form the context for the decision to use these weapons, surveys the major debates related to that decision, and provides a comprehensive collection of key primar... More

Book Information
PublisherColumbia Univ Columbia Scholastic
BindingHardcover (22 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages435
ISBN-100231130163
ISBN-13978-0231130165
Publication Date04/10/2007
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About Michael Kort (Author) : Michael Kort is a published author of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Michael Kort include Handbook of the Middle East (Handbook Of...), The Columbia Guide to ... more
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