Aerial view of Hiroshima depicts the terrific destructive force of the atomic bomb
Truman, warned by some of his advisers that any attempt to invade Japan would result in horrific American casualties, ordered that the new weapon be used to ...
The document below is the order to attack Japanese cities with atomic bombs. In it, the Acting Army Chief of Staff, Thomas Handy, orders Commanding General ...
On the 70th anniversary of Hiroshima, it's important to understand why
It was not an order to drop one atomic bomb; it was an order to permit
Decision to Drop the Bomb. In recent years historians and policy analysts have questioned President Truman's decision to use the atomic bomb against Japan.
Debate concerning Truman's decision to use the atomic bomb on the Japanese ... Critics have charged that Truman's decision was a barbaric act that brought ...
After President Roosevelt died on April 12th, 1945, it became Harry Truman's job to decide how to end the war. The thought of invading Japan gave Truman and ...
Truman Presidential Library in Independence, Missouri, told CNN: “At the time, there was a wide consensus in support of the decision to strike ...
Having been told about the successful Trinity Test of an atomic bomb, President Truman decided to drop an atomic bomb on Japan on August 6, 1945. It was his ...