Index

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Maps viii
4. Note on Transliteration and Spelling ix
5. introduction: Race to the Finish 1
6. chapter 1. Triangular Relations and the Pacific War 7
7. chapter 2. Stalin, Truman, and Hirohito Face New Challenges 45
8. chapter 3. Decisions for War and Peace 89
9. chapter 4. Potsdam: The Turning Point 130
10. chapter 5. The Atomic Bombs and Soviet Entry into the War 177
11. chapter 6. Japan Accepts Unconditional Surrender 215
12. chapter 7. August Storm: The Soviet-Japanese War and the United States 252
13. conclusion. Assessing the Roads Not Taken 290
14. abbreviations. notes. acknowledgments. index
15. Abbreviations 307
16. Notes 309
17. Acknowledgments 363
18. Index 367