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Hiroshima in America

R. Lifton

In a study of the impact of the use of the atomic bomb, two historians argue that information and debate about President Harry Truman's decision, in August 1945, to drop the bomb on Japan have been suppressed in order to prevent criticism of America.

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Lifton's 1995 book Hiroshima in America was referenced as his study of the myth surrounding the atomic bomb decision.

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We begin with Robert J. Lifton, a psychiatrist who has studied the psychological causes and effects of war and political violence. Terry Grove spoke to him in 1995 when he published the book Hiroshima...

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Lifton's 1995 book Hiroshima in America was referenced as his study of the myth surrounding the atomic bomb decision.

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We begin with Robert J. Lifton, a psychiatrist who has studied the psychological causes and effects of war and political violence. Terry Grove spoke to him in 1995 when he published the book Hiroshima in America.

Robert J. Lifton speaking with Terry Gross in 1995 about his book, Hiroshima in America.

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