Britannica editor Jeff Wallenfeldt discusses V-J day, the Potsdam Conference, and the end of WWII /

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The decision to employ nuclear weapons at Hiroshima and Nagasaki / by Majerus, Joe

Table of Contents: “…The Decision to employ Nuclear Weapons at Hiroshima and Nagasaki; Table of Contents; 1 Introduction; 2 The War against Japan; 2.1 Imperial Resistance; 2.2 Tactics of Strategic Bombing; 2.3 Operation Downfall; 3 Alternatives for ending the War; 3.1 The impracticalities of a diplomatic solution; 3.2 Conventional alternatives: Military and Economic; 3.3 Soviet assistance; 4 Paths to Nuclear Destruction; 4.1 "Shock and Awe"; 4.2 The Potsdam Conference: Final Chance to avoid Nuclear Holocaust; 4.3 The Empire's Last Stand; 4.4 The selection of targets; 5 The Detonation of Atomic Bombs.…”
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