The Decision to Use the Atomic Bomb: And the Architecture of an American Myth
- ISBN-10
- 0006386806
- ISBN-13
- 9780006386803
- Pages
- 847
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1996
- Publisher
- Fontana
- Author
- Gar Alperovitz
Description
This book rewrites history, arguing that the real reason the Americans dropped the atomic bomb on Japan was to see off a surrender negotiated by the Russians and not, as was claimed, to save American lives.
