| Description |
1 online resource. |
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text file |
| Series |
The Truman legacy series ; volume 12
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Truman legacy series ; v. 12.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction / J. Samuel Walker -- Ketsu go: Japanese political and military strategy in 1945 / Richard B. Frank -- Truman, Hiroshima, and the morality of the atomic bomb / Wilson D. Miscamble -- On President Truman's use of the atomic bomb: momentum, timing, and General Groves / Robert S. Norris -- Harry S. Truman and the origins of the nuclear arms race / Martin V. Melosi -- Radioisotopes as political instruments from Truman to Eisenhower / Angela N. H. Creager -- Triumph and trouble in the first temple of the atom: the Atomic Energy Commission and the Raleigh Research Reactor / Thomas R. Wellock -- The decision to drop the bomb and Truman's nuclear legacy: concluding remarks / William Lanouette. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972 -- Political and social views.
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Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972. |
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Political and social views. |
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Truman, Harry S., 1884-1972 -- Influence.
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Nuclear energy -- Government policy -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Nuclear energy -- Government policy. |
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United States. |
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History. |
| Chronological Term |
20th century |
| Subject |
Nuclear weapons -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Nuclear weapons. |
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Nuclear warfare -- History -- 20th century.
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Nuclear warfare. |
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1945-1953.
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Politics and government. |
| Chronological Term |
1945-1953 |
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1900-1999 |
| Genre/Form |
History.
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Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Walker, J. Samuel, editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Nuclear energy and the legacy of Harry S. Truman Kirksville, Missouri : Truman State University Press, 2016 9781612481593 (DLC) 2015042881 |
| ISBN |
9781612481609 electronic book |
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1612481604 electronic book |
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9781612481593 paperback alkaline paper |
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