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This book discusses the decision to use the atomic bomb. Libraries and scholars will find it a necessary adjunct to their other studies by Pulitzer-Prize author Herbert Feis on World War II.

Originally published in 1966.

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  1. Cover
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  1. Title Page, Copyright
  2. pp. i-iv
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  1. Preface
  2. pp. v-vi
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  1. Contents
  2. pp. vii-viii
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  1. Part 1. May 1945—Japan Alone
  1. 1. How Could the War Best Be Ended?MAY
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  1. 2. By Combined Assault
  2. pp. 5-14
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  1. 3. Bγ Inducement
  2. pp. 15-27
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  1. 4. By Shock: The Atom Bomb
  2. pp. 28-60
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  1. Part 2. Fateful Days at Potsdam
  1. 5. The Two Faces of Policy
  2. pp. 63-65
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  1. 6. The Calendar of Days at Potsdam
  2. pp. 66-116
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  1. Part 3. Japan Is Forced to Surrender
  1. 7. Japan's Plight and Stubborn Folly;The Resort to Ultimate Measures
  2. pp. 119-120
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  1. 8. The Bomb Is Dropped on Hiroshima
  2. pp. 121-124
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  1. 9. The Calendar of Days before the Surrender
  2. pp. 125-146
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  1. 10. The End of the Fighting
  2. pp. 147-149
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  1. 11. The Plans for Acceptance of theSurrender of the Japanese Forces
  2. pp. 150-154
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  1. 12. The Orders Issued to the AmericanCommanders
  2. pp. 155-158
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  1. 13. The American Plans and Program for Japan
  2. pp. 159-166
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  1. 14. The Formal Surrender
  2. pp. 167-169
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  1. 15. The Heritage: An Imperiled Eternity
  2. pp. 170-176
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  1. Part 4. Queries and Reflections in After-time
  1. 16. Was a Real Chance Missed to Endthe War Earlier?
  2. pp. 179-189
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  1. 17. Comments and Conjectures on the Use of theAtomic Bomb against Japan
  2. pp. 190-202
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  1. Main Sources Cited
  2. pp. 203-206
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  1. Index
  2. pp. 207-213
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