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Code-Name Downfall: The Secret Plan to Invade Japan and Why Truman Dropped the Bomb

Thomas B. Allen

3.5/5 ( ratings)

Basing their narrative on newly declassified documents, the bestselling authors of Rickover reveal the secret World War II invasion plan--code named "Downfall"--that would have meant an Armageddon far worse than the damage caused by the atomic bomb. 16 pages of photos. Maps.

Language: English

Pages: 351

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Release: July 01, 1995

ISBN: 0684804069

ISBN 13: 9780684804064

Code-Name Downfall: The Secret Plan to Invade Japan and Why Truman Dropped the Bomb

Thomas B. Allen

3.5/5 ( ratings)

Basing their narrative on newly declassified documents, the bestselling authors of Rickover reveal the secret World War II invasion plan--code named "Downfall"--that would have meant an Armageddon far worse than the damage caused by the atomic bomb. 16 pages of photos. Maps.

Language: English

Pages: 351

Format: Hardcover

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Release: July 01, 1995

ISBN: 0684804069

ISBN 13: 9780684804064

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