Hiroshima Nagasaki

Ham re-examines the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki and challenges the view that they ended the war and saved lives. He argues that the Soviet declaration of war on Japan was at least as important in forcing surrender, and he gives voice to the victims as well as the decision-makers.

The book is controversial but well researched, and it raises difficult moral questions about the bombing of civilians. It makes a good companion to American Prometheus, reviewed on this site.