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Five Days in August: How World War II Became a Nuclear War
Five Days in August How World War II Became a Nuclear War
Author: Michael D. Gordin
Most Americans believe that the Second World War ended because the two atomic bombs dropped on Japan forced it to surrender. Five Days in August boldly presents a different interpretation: that the military did not clearly understand the atomic bomb's revolutionary strategic potential, that the Allies were almost as stunned by the surrender as t...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780691168432
ISBN-10: 0691168431
Publication Date: 9/1/2015
Pages: 232
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Publisher: Princeton University Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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