However, experience showed that the Japanese did not easily surrender
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 ...
For Truman, the choice whether or not to use the atomic bomb was the most difficult
He had orders as to the first bomb's primary target: Hiroshima. According to intelligence
In the belly of the bomber was “Little Boy,” an atomic bomb. At 8:15 am Hiroshima time, “Little Boy” was dropped. The result was approximately 80,000 deaths in ...
Although some thought it necessary to keep Hirohito on the throne in order to
Dropping the bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki brought the war to a quick end. ... should have brought an immediate Japanese surrender, but it did not.
No Other Choice: Why Truman Dropped the Atomic Bomb on Japan
It was not an order to drop one atomic bomb; it was an order to permit
President Truman issues the Potsdam Declaration, which warns Japan of