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PublishedOn: 2007-01-22

Title: Five Days in August: How World War II Became a Nuclear War

ISBN: 9780691128184

Subject Area: Technology & Engineering, History

Publication Name: Five Days in August : How World War II Became a Nuclear War

Publisher: Princeton University Press

Item Length: 9.4 in

Subject: Military / Nuclear Warfare, Military Science, Military / World War II, Military / General

Publication Year: 2007

Type: Textbook

Format: Hardcover

Language: English

Item Height: 0.8 in

Author: Michael D. Gordin

Item Weight: 17 Oz

Item Width: 6.4 in

Number of Pages: 224 Pages

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Product Identifiers

Publisher

Princeton University Press

ISBN-10

0691128189

ISBN-13

9780691128184

eBay Product ID (ePID)

53947506

Product Key Features

Number of Pages

224 Pages

Language

English

Publication Name

Five Days in August : How World War II Became a Nuclear War

Publication Year

2007

Subject

Military / Nuclear Warfare, Military Science, Military / World War II, Military / General

Type

Textbook

Author

Michael D. Gordin

Subject Area

Technology & Engineering, History

Format

Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height

0.8 in

Item Weight

17 Oz

Item Length

9.4 in

Item Width

6.4 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience

College Audience

LCCN

2006-049337

Reviews

Michael D. Gordin's worthy study concludes that the bomb's uniqueness has inappropriately encouraged Japan's reluctance to recognize and evaluate its war responsibility, and points toward the importance of examining nuclear weapons outside the familiar context of a nuclear standoff. -- Publishers Weekly, Five Days in August is brief and accessible, effectively communicating even technical and scientific concepts, and would be of use to the history or international relations classroom. This reevaluation of 'nuclearism' is a timely study, worthy of consideration and discussion. -- Stephanie L. Trombley, Historian, "In addition to lucid and careful summaries of the issues, a particular virtue of this book is the substantial and well-chosen collection of documents from American and Japanese sources." --Lawrence D. Freedman, Foreign Affairs, "Refreshingly nonpolemical, Five Days in August is a must read for those interested in atomic history, the final stages of World War II, and the future of nuclear weapons."-- William J. Astore, Proceedings, Refreshingly nonpolemical, Five Days in August is a must read for those interested in atomic history, the final stages of World War II, and the future of nuclear weapons. ---William J. Astore, Proceedings, "Gordin has done an excellent job in surveying the diverse views on what happened during those momentous five days in August 1945." --John Krige, Science, Michael D. Gordin's worthy study concludes that the bomb's uniqueness has inappropriately encouraged Japan's reluctance to recognize and evaluate its war responsibility, and points toward the importance of examining nuclear weapons outside the familiar context of a nuclear standoff., In addition to lucid and careful summaries of the issues, a particular virtue of this book is the substantial and well-chosen collection of documents from American and Japanese sources. ---Lawrence D. Freedman, Foreign Affairs, In this brief but impressive work, Gordin takes a fresh, unique look at a much-studied topic. Although he touches on the development of the atomic bomb, his main concern is how scientists, politicians, and military planners from the bomb's inception to the present have viewed this new weapon. ---J.L. Gall, Choice, This short book grips the general reader and leads the curious on to longer and more scholarly writings., " Five Days in August is brief and accessible, effectively communicating even technical and scientific concepts, and would be of use to the history or international relations classroom. This reevaluation of 'nuclearism' is a timely study, worthy of consideration and discussion."-- Stephanie L. Trombley, Historian, " Five Days in August is brief and accessible, effectively communicating even technical and scientific concepts, and would be of use to the history or international relations classroom. This reevaluation of 'nuclearism' is a timely study, worthy of consideration and discussion." --Stephanie L. Trombley, Historian, Refreshingly nonpolemical, Five Days in August is a must read for those interested in atomic history, the final stages of World War II, and the future of nuclear weapons. -- William J. Astore, Proceedings, Refreshingly nonpolemical, Five Days in August is a must read for those interested in atomic history, the final stages of World War II, and the future of nuclear weapons., "Powerful. Five Days in August vigorously proposes new ways of thinking about the World War II atomic bombings, their meanings, and their multiple legacies. It is a book that will provoke controversy and, ideally, help encourage new lines of research, argument, and emphasis. It has a deep critical knowledge and a subtle intelligence. The arguments are arresting and important." --Barton Bernstein, Stanford University, "Bold and provocative. No one has presented these arguments so coherently, so forcefully, and so intelligently with such gripping, dynamic style." --Tsuyoshi Hasegawa, author of Racing the Enemy: Stalin, Truman, and the Surrender of Japan, Gordin has done an excellent job in surveying the diverse views on what happened during those momentous five days in August 1945. ---John Krige, Science, Five Days in August is brief and accessible, effectively communicating even technical and scientific concepts, and would be of use to the history or international relations classroom. This reevaluation of 'nuclearism' is a timely study, worthy of consideration and discussion., This author has written a stimulating book that brims with insights and is based on an impressive amount of research. . . . Gordin has written a challenging book that ranges far beyond the five days mentioned in his title., "This short book grips the general reader and leads the curious on to longer and more scholarly writings." --Edwin R. McCullough, European Legacy, This short book grips the general reader and leads the curious on to longer and more scholarly writings. -- Edwin R. McCullough, European Legacy, "In this brief but impressive work, Gordin takes a fresh, unique look at a much-studied topic. Although he touches on the development of the atomic bomb, his main concern is how scientists, politicians, and military planners from the bomb's inception to the present have viewed this new weapon." --J.L. Gall, Choice, Gordin has done an excellent job in surveying the diverse views on what happened during those momentous five days in August 1945. -- John Krige, Science, In addition to lucid and careful summaries of the issues, a particular virtue of this book is the substantial and well-chosen collection of documents from American and Japanese sources., "Michael Gordin's Five Days in August is a gripping reconsideration of how the atomic bomb figured in the ending of World War II. Gordin recounts how the bomb came to be viewed soon after the unexpectedly swift surrender as a special, revolutionary weapon, and he ruminates upon the implications of that shift for weapons policy in the postwar world. In all, a remarkable, thought-provoking book." --Daniel Kevles, author of The Physicists: The History of a Scientific Community in Modern America, "Refreshingly nonpolemical, Five Days in August is a must read for those interested in atomic history, the final stages of World War II, and the future of nuclear weapons." --William J. Astore, Proceedings, "In this brief but impressive work, Gordin takes a fresh, unique look at a much-studied topic. Although he touches on the development of the atomic bomb, his main concern is how scientists, politicians, and military planners from the bomb's inception to the present have viewed this new weapon."-- J.L. Gall, Choice, This short book grips the general reader and leads the curious on to longer and more scholarly writings. ---Edwin R. McCullough, European Legacy, "This author has written a stimulating book that brims with insights and is based on an impressive amount of research. . . . Gordin has written a challenging book that ranges far beyond the five days mentioned in his title." --Robert James Maddox, The Historian, "This author has written a stimulating book that brims with insights and is based on an impressive amount of research. . . . Gordin has written a challenging book that ranges far beyond the five days mentioned in his title."-- Robert James Maddox, The Historian, "In addition to lucid and careful summaries of the issues, a particular virtue of this book is the substantial and well-chosen collection of documents from American and Japanese sources."-- Lawrence D. Freedman, Foreign Affairs, In this brief but impressive work, Gordin takes a fresh, unique look at a much-studied topic. Although he touches on the development of the atomic bomb, his main concern is how scientists, politicians, and military planners from the bomb's inception to the present have viewed this new weapon. -- J.L. Gall, Choice, "With stunning details grounded in a myriad of sources, Gordin captures the ethos of the first nuclear war--how it seemed back in the heat of war, before history revised its estimation of the bomb and made the twin bombings of August 1945 into a unique and self-evidently decisive event. No one can fully understand the end of World War II without taking on board Gordin's study." --Peter Galison, author of Einstein's Clocks, Poincaré's Map, This author has written a stimulating book that brims with insights and is based on an impressive amount of research. . . . Gordin has written a challenging book that ranges far beyond the five days mentioned in his title. -- Robert James Maddox, The Historian, In addition to lucid and careful summaries of the issues, a particular virtue of this book is the substantial and well-chosen collection of documents from American and Japanese sources. -- Lawrence D. Freedman, Foreign Affairs, "Gordin has done an excellent job in surveying the diverse views on what happened during those momentous five days in August 1945."-- John Krige, Science, "Michael D. Gordin's worthy study concludes that the bomb's uniqueness has inappropriately encouraged Japan's reluctance to recognize and evaluate its war responsibility, and points toward the importance of examining nuclear weapons outside the familiar context of a nuclear standoff."-- Publishers Weekly, Gordin has done an excellent job in surveying the diverse views on what happened during those momentous five days in August 1945., Five Days in Augustis brief and accessible, effectively communicating even technical and scientific concepts, and would be of use to the history or international relations classroom. This reevaluation of 'nuclearism' is a timely study, worthy of consideration and discussion. -- Stephanie L. Trombley, Historian, In this brief but impressive work, Gordin takes a fresh, unique look at a much-studied topic. Although he touches on the development of the atomic bomb, his main concern is how scientists, politicians, and military planners from the bomb's inception to the present have viewed this new weapon., This author has written a stimulating book that brims with insights and is based on an impressive amount of research. . . . Gordin has written a challenging book that ranges far beyond the five days mentioned in his title. ---Robert James Maddox, The Historian, Five Days in August is brief and accessible, effectively communicating even technical and scientific concepts, and would be of use to the history or international relations classroom. This reevaluation of 'nuclearism' is a timely study, worthy of consideration and discussion. ---Stephanie L. Trombley, Historian, "Michael D. Gordin's worthy study concludes that the bomb's uniqueness has inappropriately encouraged Japan's reluctance to recognize and evaluate its war responsibility, and points toward the importance of examining nuclear weapons outside the familiar context of a nuclear standoff." -- Publishers Weekly, Five Days in Augustis brief and accessible, effectively communicating even technical and scientific concepts, and would be of use to the history or international relations classroom. This reevaluation of 'nuclearism' is a timely study, worthy of consideration and discussion., "This short book grips the general reader and leads the curious on to longer and more scholarly writings."-- Edwin R. McCullough, European Legacy

Dewey Edition

Illustrated

Yes

Dewey Decimal

940.54/2521954

Table Of Content

List of Illustrations xi Acknowledgments xiii Chronology xv Chapter 1: Endings 5 Chapter 2: Shock 16 Chapter 3: Special 39 Chapter 4: Miracle 59 Chapter 5: Papacy 85 Chapter 6: Revolution 107 Chapter 7: Beginnings 124 Coda: On the Scholarly Literature 141 Abbreviations Used in Notes 145 Notes 147 Index 195

Synopsis

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 the Japanese were by the attack, and that not only had experts planned and fully anticipated the need for a third bomb, they were skeptical about whether the atomic bomb would work at all. With these ideas, Michael Gordin reorients the historical and contemporary conversation about the A-bomb and World War II. Five Days in August explores these and countless other legacies of the atomic bomb in a glaring new light. Daring and iconoclastic, it will result in far-reaching discussions about the significance of the A-bomb, about World War II, and about the moral issues they have spawned.

LC Classification Number

D767.25.H6G67 2007