Hiroshima - Why America Dropped the Atomic Bomb (Paperback, 1st pbk. ed)

Why did we drop the bomb? Was it really a military necessity? In this concise and tightly focused study, a prizewinning historian takes a fresh look at the record -- and shows how a desire to intimidate the Russians, anti-Asian prejudice, and, most tellingly, the psychological makeup of Harry Truman contributed to this century's most momentous military decision.