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03551aam a2200517 i 4500 001 053BD34A3F1811E98434DF6697128E48 003 SILO 005 20190305011820 008 180928s2019 mdu b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2018046767 020 $a 1498593216 020 $a 9781498593212 035 $a (OCoLC)1057231356 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d UKMGB $d OCLCQ $d MNN $d OCLCF $d OCLCO $d YDX $d SILO 041 1 $a eng $h jpn 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- $a n-us--- 050 00 $a D767.25 H6 W7313 2019 100 1 $a Wray, Harry, $d 1931- $e author. 240 10 $a Nihonjin no genbaku toka ron wa konomama de yoi no ka. $l English 245 10 $a Bridging the atomic divide : $b debating Japan-US attitudes on Hiroshima and Nagasaki / $c Harry Wray and Seishiro Sugihara ; translated by Norman Hu. 246 30 $a Debating Japan-US attitudes on Hiroshima and Nagasaki 250 $a English edition. 264 1 $a Lanham, Maryland : $b Lexington Books, $c [2019] 300 $a xvi, 323 pages ; $c 24 cm 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 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a Descent 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. 651 0 $a Hiroshima-shi (Japan) $x History $y Bombardment, 1945. 651 0 $a Nagasaki-shi (Japan) $x History $y Bombardment, 1945. 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Historiography. $z Japan $x Historiography. 650 0 $a World War, 1939-1945 $x Diplomatic history. 651 0 $a Japan $x Foreign relations $z United States. 651 0 $a United States $x Foreign relations $z Japan. 651 0 $a Japan $x Decision making. $x Decision making. 651 0 $a United States $x Decision making. $x Decision making. 650 0 $a Capitulations, Military $z Japan $x History $y 20th century. 650 0 $a Atomic bomb $x Moral and ethical aspects. 700 1 $a Sugihara, SeishiroÌ, $d 1941- $e author. 700 1 $a Hu, Norman, $e translator. 776 08 $i Online version: $a Wray, Harry, 1931- $t Bridging the atomic divide. $d Lanham, MD : Lexington Books, [2019] $z 9781498593229 $w (DLC) 2018058128 941 $a 1 952 $l USUX851 $d 20190402014325.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=053BD34A3F1811E98434DF6697128E48 994 $a C0 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search