Tsuyoshi hasegawa sheds fascinating new light on fiercely debated issues including the u. Hdiplo roundtable racing the enemy roundtable, frank on. A critical look by michael kort, the historical society, boston u, vol. For starters, we can read tsuyoshi hasegawas magnificent pageturner, racing the enemy. Racing the enemy roundtable, frank on hasegawa hdiplo issf. Library of congress cataloginginpublication data hasegawa, tsuyoshi, 1941 racing the enemy. I was going to transcribe very well argued example of revisionist to my mind, although hasegawa does criticize some elements of the older revisionist position but very heavy on emphasizing soviet entry into the war as the key element in the decision by japan to surrender.
By fully integrating the three key actors in the storythe united states, the soviet union, and japanhasegawa for the first time puts the last months of the war into international perspective. Tsuyoshi hasegawa is an american historian specializing in modern russian and soviet. Reviewers in leading newspapers have called it brilliant and definitive, a landmark book, the definitive analysis. Stalin, truman, and the surrender of japan tsuyoshi hasegawa. He taught at the university of california, santa barbara, where he was director of the cold war studies program, until his retirement in 2016. Racing the enemy, however, is not all good news for revisionists.
From april 1945, when stalin broke the sovietjapanese neutrality pact and harry. Tsuyoshi hasegawa rewrites the standard history of the end of world war ii in the pacific by fully integrating the three key actors in the story. Racing the enemy stalin, truman, and the surrender of japan. The chronological first step and thus the most important one was overtly political. Stalin, truman, and the surrender of japan is a truly impressive accomplishment, meriting prizes and accolades. Each includes a brief text and list of project data, along with colourful photographs and clear plans and diagrams. Hdiplo roundtable racing the enemy roundtable, frank on hasegawa. By fully integrating the three key actors in the storythe united states, the soviet union, and japan hasegawa for the first time puts the last months of the war into international perspective. Racing the enemy tsuyoshi hasegawa harvard university press. Professor tsuyoshi hasegawa of the university of california, santa barbara, has mined both japanese and soviet sources to produce the first truly international study of the hiroshima decision. Racing the enemy tsuyoshi hasegawa harvard university. With startling revelations, tsuyoshi hasegawa rewrites the standard history of the end of world war ii in the pacific. From april 1945, when stalin broke the sovietjapanese neutrality pact and harry truman assumed the presidency, to the final soviet military actions against japan, he brings to light the real reasons.
Council of war, a history of the joint chiefs of staff, 19421991, by. Stalin, truman, and the surrender of japan by hasegawa, tsuyoshi, 1941publication date 2005 topics world war, 19391945, world war, 19391945, world war, 19391945, world war, 19391945, world politics. Tsuyoshi hasegawa rewrites the standard history of the end of world war ii in the pacific by fully integrating the three key actors in the story the united states, the soviet union, and japan. Hasegawa gives us a riveting, monthbymonth, daybyday, and even minutebyminute narrative of the end of the war in the pacific. Before hasegawas study, no one scholar in any language. With startling revelations, tsuyoshi hasegawa rewrites the standar. Able to work in the archival collections and published literature in three languagesenglish, japanese, and russian hasegawa has produced a major volume in international history.
Enemy stalin, truman, and the surrender of japan tsuyoshi hasegawa the belknap press of harvard university press. Hasegawa rejects some parts of the revisionist case, including the critically important thesis that japan could have been induced to surrender prior to the events of august 69, when atomic bombs were dropped on hiroshima august 6 and nagasaki august 9 and the soviet union declared war on japan august 8. Soviet end game in asia, the american decision to drop the atomic bombs on hiroshima and nagasaki, and japans frantic response to the double shock of nuclear. Hdiplo roundtable racing the enemy roundtable, roundtable editors introduction maddux 4 tsuyoshi hasegawa is professor of history and codirector of the center for cold war studies at the university of california, santa barbara. Conrad on august 6, 1945, the united states of america became the first and so far only nation to use atomic weapons against an enemy.
Stalin, truman, and the surrender of japan, in which he looks at the. Hasegawa gracefully moves us from washington to the crimea, from moscow to occupied manchuria, from tokyo to the kuril. Hdiplo roundtable racing the enemy roundtable, frank on hasegawa 4 japans surrender is best understood as two steps. Racing the enemy might be called the definitive analysis of the u. Professor tsuyoshi hasegawa talks about his book, racing the enemy. Pdf induced seismicity in mines in canadaan overview. Stalin, truman, and the surrender of japan harvard university press, 2005 has received a great deal of favorable press since its publication last year. Stalin, truman, and the surrender of japan by tsuyoshi hasegawa 2006 by david a.
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