G. Statements of Japanese Officials on World War II, Military Intelligence Section, Historical Division, U.S. Army

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction xiii
5. Part I. Historical Narrative
6. 1. The Debate Over Hiroshima 3
7. 2. Building the Atomic Bomb 14
8. 3. The Pacific War 28
9. 4. The Decision to Drop the Bomb 46
10. 5. The Japanese Government, Ketsu-Go, and Potsdam 58
11. 6. Hiroshima, Nagasaki, and Japan’s Surrender 67
12. 7. Hiroshima and American Power 75
13. Part II. Key Questions and Interpretations
14. Key Questions and Interpretations 79
15. Part III. Resources
16. Chronology 119
17. Glossary of Military Terms and Abbreviations 127
18. Glossary of Names 131
19. Selected Bibliography 135
20. Part IV. Documents
21. Guide to the Documents 149
22. A. American Civilian Documents 171
23. B. American Military Documents 240
24. C. MAGIC Diplomatic Summaries 277
25. D. Japanese Government Documents, Military Documents, and Diary Entries 291
26. E. Japanese Surrender Documents 323
27. F. United States Strategic Bombing Survey: Summary Report and Interrogations of Japanese Officials 337
28. G. Statements of Japanese Officials on World War II, Military Intelligence Section, Historical Division, U.S. Army 369
29. Notes 395
30. Index 421