紀要論文

紀要論文

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アジア太平洋論叢. 2009, 18, p. 123-145

日本語

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2009-07-15

論文

This article aims to respond to the criticism ASADA Sadao leveled at the author's historiographical essay published in 1999 on dropping the atomic bombs on Japan and the related issue of casualty estimates for the planned U.S. invasion of Japan. The author discusses the 4 points ASADA made in his criticism; l) the thesis of 500,000 lives saved is now based on evidence; 2) the argument D.M.Giangreco presented sounds right; 3) the estimate of 1 million U.S. casualties with 250,000 dead for invading Japan is not the kind of armchair theory; and 4) the Japanese Army would have been determinded to fight to the end even if the United States succeeded to establish its beachheads in Kyushu. This essay finds that none of the above 4 points is acceptable because they are supported by no archival evidence or based on wrong assumptions. The "myth" of 500,000 lives saved remains as a myth.

100087

「ナンバーズ・ゲーム」10年後の再論 : 原爆投下をめぐって

山田, 康博

アジア太平洋研究会

日本語

2009-07-15

アジア太平洋論叢

18

123

145

https://hdl.handle.net/11094/100087