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082 00 $a940.54/2521954$222
100 1 $aMalloy, Sean L.$q(Sean Langdon),$d1972-$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no2007142515
245 10 $aAtomic tragedy :$bHenry L. Stimson and the decision to use the bomb against Japan /$cSean L. Malloy.
260 $aIthaca :$bCornell University Press,$c2008.
300 $axi, 233 pages :$billustrations ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [191]-225) and index.
505 00 $tIntroduction: "Its Use Must Weigh Heavily on Our Minds and on Our Hearts" --$g1.$tThe Education of Henry L. Stimson --$g2.$tThe Road to Pearl Harbor --$g3.$t"A Most Terrible Thing" --$g4.$t"The International Situation" --$g5.$tThe Ordeal of Henry L. Stimson --$g6.$tHiroshima and Nagasaki by Way of Potsdam --$g7.$tThe Last Full Measure --$g8.$t"The Full Enumeration of the Steps in the Tragedy" --$tConclusion: "A Grave and Continuing Responsibility"
520 1 $a"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 longstanding convictions about war and morality." "Ultimately, Stimson's story is one of failure; despite his beliefs, Stimson reluctantly acquiesced in the use of the atomic bomb against heavily populated Japanese cities in August 1945. This is the first biography of Stimson to benefit from extensive use of papers relating to the Manhattan Project; Malloy has also uncovered evidence illustrating the origins of Stimson's commitment to eliminating or refining the conduct of war against civilians, information that makes clear the agony of Stimson's dilemma." "Atomic Tragedy not only contributes to a greater historical understanding of the first use of nuclear weapons but also offers 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 replicate 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."--BOOK JACKET.
651 0 $aHiroshima-shi (Japan)$xHistory$yBombardment, 1945.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh95003738
651 0 $aNagasaki-shi (Japan)$xHistory$yBombardment, 1945.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh96007157
600 10 $aStimson, Henry L.$q(Henry Lewis),$d1867-1950.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n50011364
650 0 $aAtomic bomb$xMoral and ethical aspects$zUnited States.
650 0 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$zUnited States.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2010118158
650 0 $aWorld War, 1939-1945$zJapan.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2006009048
651 0 $aUnited States$xMilitary policy$xDecision making.
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