The Target Committee
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| Rating | : | 4.34 (889 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B0117ONAL8 |
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| Number of Pages | : | 169 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-11-13 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Why America Dropped the Bombs" according to takingadayoff. The Target Committee is adapted from Australian historian Paul Ham's book Hiroshima Nagasaki. At about 50 pages, this Kindle Single tells about the committee of men, civilian and military, who decided which targets to hit with American nuclear bombs in 19Why America Dropped the Bombs takingadayoff The Target Committee is adapted from Australian historian Paul Ham's book Hiroshima Nagasaki. At about 50 pages, this Kindle Single tells about the committee of men, civilian and military, who decided which targets to hit with American nuclear bombs in 1945.Not having read much about this part of World War II history, I found several surprises. Probably most surprising to me was that, according to Ham, the nuclear bombs were not used to avert a predicted massive loss of American lives should America have to stage an invasion from the Pacific. We already knew that the Japanese were close to surrender and a large invasion . 5.Not having read much about this part of World War II history, I found several surprises. Probably most surprising to me was that, according to Ham, the nuclear bombs were not used to avert a predicted massive loss of American lives should America have to stage an invasion from the Pacific. We already knew that the Japanese were close to surrender and a large invasion . How Hiroshima and Nagasaki became prime targets In April 19How Hiroshima and Nagasaki became prime targets J. Chambers In April 1945, General of the Army George Marshall asked Major General Leslie Groves, director of the Manhattan Project, to nominate specific targets in Japan for approval by himself and Secretary of War Henry Stimson. The Target Committee would be responsible for selecting the Japanese cities that would be bombed with the first atomic bombs. Author Paul Ham has summarized the actions of the committee, as well as other political and military leaders who had input into the process. There are brief biographies of the principal figures on the committee. As head of the Manhattan Project's Los Alamos weapons laboratory, Dr. R. 5, General of the Army George Marshall asked Major General Leslie Groves, director of the Manhattan Project, to nominate specific targets in Japan for approval by himself and Secretary of War Henry Stimson. The Target Committee would be responsible for selecting the Japanese cities that would be bombed with the first atomic bombs. Author Paul Ham has summarized the actions of the committee, as well as other political and military leaders who had input into the process. There are brief biographies of the principal figures on the committee. As head of the Manhattan Project's Los Alamos weapons laboratory, Dr. R. "A "should have" for readers wanting to know the full history of World War II" according to E. M. Wilson. Considering that only two cities in the world have known the effects of nuclear weapons, how these cities were chosen as targets makes up a rather vital piece of history. This book gives the reader a rather quick review of the members, including brief bios, of the "target committee" and the chronology of the selection process leading up to the dropping of the two bombs on Japan. It even touches upon the fact that several scientists who helped create the bomb stated that they made their contributions believing that Germany would be the target, and therefore were moderately vocal about any consideration of Japanese targets
Two have inspired ABC documentaries, which he cowrote and/or narrated. He has written five critically acclaimed books: 1914: The Year The World Ended, Sandakan, Hiroshima Nagasaki, Kokoda and Vietnam: The Australian War. Ham is a former foreign correspondent for The London Sunday Times. How did America choose the targets for the atomic bomb? What made Hiroshima preferable over Kyoto or Tokyo? Critical to the mission to destroy Hiroshima and Nagasaki were a series of meetings set up in mid-1945 and comprising America's most powerful military, political and scientific chiefs. The committeemen would decide where and how the first nuclear weapons would be used in anger. He has a master's degree in economic history from the London School of Economics and lives in Sydney and Paris.. I