Dropping the Bomb: Hiroshima & Nagasaki
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Chapters:
Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
8:21 The Russo-Japanese War
9:58 Yalta
13:52 Japan’s Aims
22:56 The Japanese Military
26:48 Strategic Bombing
41:37 Bomb Targeting
53:06 Potsdam
01:05:28 Unconditional Surrender
01:22:43 The Bombs
01:32:25 The End
01:38:31 Discussion
01:52:49 Another Solution
01:57:32 Reasons
02:06:58 The Invasion Narrative
02:17:09 Appendix
02:19:30 Outro
Books:
I Was There – William D. Leahy
Speaking Frankly – James F. Byrnes
All in one Lifetime – James F. Byrnes
Prompt and Utter Destruction – J. Samuel Walker
Hiroshima Nagasaki – Paul Ham
Journey To The Missouri – Toshikazu Kase
Racing the Enemy – Tsuyoshi Hasegawa
American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer – Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin
Bomber Offensive – Arthur Harris
Henry L. Stimson: The First Wise Man – David F. Schmitz
Memoirs of Harry S.Truman