cover image Hiroshima: Why America Dropped the Atomic Bomb

Hiroshima: Why America Dropped the Atomic Bomb

Ronald T. Takaki. Back Bay Books, $14.99 (208pp) ISBN 978-0-316-83124-6

Ethnic studies professor Takaki argues that racism and a desire to intimidate the Soviet Union were important factors in the decision to use the atomic bomb on Japan. (July)