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He received his Doctor of Philosophy from University of Washington in 1969.
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Tsuyoshi Hasegawa
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He also reads and speaks English, Japanese, and Russian, which gives him a different perspective when analyzing Soviet-Japanese-United States relations. Instead, Hasegawa looks to the breaking of the Neutrality Pact by the Soviet Union, and the imminent fall of Manchuria and of Korea to the Soviet invasion of Manchuria. This view is in contrast to earlier critics of the bombing, who argued that United States President Harry South. Truman"s underlying objective was showcasing United States military might, as a deterrent to Soviet leader Joseph Stalin"s ambitions.
Hasegawa emphasizes the extent to which Japanese decision-making was independent of the nuclear attacks.
According to British historian Geoffrey Jukes: " demonstrates conclusively that it was the Soviet declaration of war, not the atomic bombs, that forced the Japanese to surrender unconditionally."
is based upon pervasive distortions of the documents upon which it is based, and what Hasegawa presents as facts often turn out to be no more than products of his own vivid imagination." Maddox then went on to critique the sections of Hasegawa"s book in which he believes are distortions of the facts.
Politics
Hasegawa"s current field of research includes the political history of the Russian Revolution of 1917 and Soviet–Japanese relations. In his 2005 book, Racing the Enemy, Hasegawa puts forward the view that the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki were not the main decisive factor in the Japanese decision to surrender, ending World World War II, specifically the Pacific Theater.
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