by Tsuyoshi Hasegawa (Editor)

State-of-the-art reinterpretations of the reasons for Japan's decision to surrender, by distinguished historians of differing national perspectives and differing views.

Author Biography

Tsuyoshi Hasegawa is Professor of Modern Russian and Soviet History at the University of California, Santa Barbara. His publications include The Northern Territories Dispute and Russo-Japanese Relations, Vol. 1: Between War and Peace, 1967-1985; Vol. 2: Neither War nor Peace, 1985-1998 (1998); and Racing the Enemy: Stalin, Truman, and the Surrender of Japan (2005).