Hiroshima: The Decision to Drop the Bomb (1995)
Genres - Historical Film, War |
Sub-Genres - Biography, Military & War, Politics & Government |
Run Time - 90 min. |
Countries - Germany, France, United Kingdom, Japan, United States |
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Synopsis
This examination of President Truman's decision to drop atomic bombs on Japan in August 1945 argues that the attacks were not needed to win World War II but were carried out in order to, as Truman put it, "have a hammer" on the Soviet Union. Ian Holm narrates.
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bombing, decision, evidence, Japan, military-strategy, nuclear-weapon, surrender
