Racing the enemy
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Racing the enemy
Stalin, Truman, and the surrender of Japan
by Tsuyoshi Hasegawa
Published
2005
by
Belknap Press of Harvard University Press
in
Cambridge, Mass
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Written in English
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About the Book
In the first international history of the end of World War II in the Pacific -- the only book to fully integrate the roles of the United States, the Soviet Union, and Japan -- Tsuyoshi Hasegawa traces an intricate diplomatic and military end game as he shatters standard accounts of the Japanese surrender. - Jacket flap.
Table of Contents
| Introduction : Race to the finish | ||
| Triangular relations and the Pacific War | ||
| Stalin, Truman and Hirohito face new challenges | ||
| Decisions for war and peace | ||
| Potsdam: the turning point | ||
| The atomic bombs and Soviet entry into the war | ||
| Japan accepts unconditional surrender | ||
| August storm : the Soviet-Japanese War and the United States | ||
| Conclusion : Assessing the roads not taken |
Edition Notes
Includes bibliographical references (p. 309-362) and index.
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