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Road to Surrender: Three Men and the Countdown to the End of World War II

byEvan Thomas

Evan Thomas examines the final months of World War II through three men involved in the decision to use atomic bombs: American secretary of war Henry Stimson, Army Air Forces general Carl Spaatz, and Japanese foreign minister Shigenori Togo. Their choices unfolded amid invasion planning, firebombing, diplomacy, scientific uncertainty, and an enemy government divided over surrender. The book creates a tense countdown toward Hiroshima, Nagasaki, and Japan's capitulation. Thomas avoids easy hindsight, showing how individuals operating with incomplete information helped establish the nuclear age and its enduring moral burden.

Publisher

Random House, Incorporated

Publication date

2023

Format

Print edition

Pages

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ISBN

9780399589256