Racing the Enemy

Professor Hasegawa talked about his book Racing the Enemy: Stalin, Truman, and the Surrender of Japan, published by Belknap Press. He said h… read more

Professor Hasegawa talked about his book Racing the Enemy: Stalin, Truman, and the Surrender of Japan, published by Belknap Press. He said he is revising the standard history of the end of World War II by using a larger international perspective. He explained that Stalin and Truman were in an intense conflict and that Stalin exploited the situation. Not only did the U.S. atomic bombs end the war, but also the domestic situation in Japan between the war parties and the peace parties contributed to Japan’s surrender. Professor Hasegawa was joined in discussion by Professors Beisner and Harrison, and they answered audience members' questions. close

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  • Robert L. Beisner Professor Emeritus American University->History Department
  • Hope M. Harrison Associate Professor George Washington University->History and International Affairs
  • Tsuyoshi Hasegawa Director University of California, Santa Barbara->Center for Cold War Studies
  • Christian F. Ostermann Project Director Wilson (Woodrow) International Center for Scholars->Cold War International History Project
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Racing the Enemy

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Program ID:
191157-1
Category:
Public Affairs Event
Format:
Forum
Location:
Washington, District of Columbia, United States
First Aired:
Feb 13, 2006 | 5:01am EST | C-SPAN 2
Last Aired:
Aug 16, 2015 | 8:00am EDT | C-SPAN 3

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  • Feb 13, 2006 | 5:01am EST | C-SPAN 2
  • Aug 15, 2009 | 10:00am EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Aug 15, 2009 | 4:00pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Aug 15, 2009 | 10:00pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Aug 16, 2009 | 4:00am EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Aug 14, 2010 | 11:01am EDT | C-SPAN 3
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  • Aug 14, 2010 | 11:01pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Aug 15, 2010 | 5:01am EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Aug 08, 2015 | 4:00pm EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Aug 09, 2015 | 2:31am EDT | C-SPAN 3
  • Aug 16, 2015 | 8:00am EDT | C-SPAN 3
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