Original upload date: Tue, 03 Dec 2013 00:00:00 GMT
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It has been said that no single decision ever made by an American president has aroused more discussion and debate than the decision to use the atomic bomb. Kenneth B. Pyle, a professor of History and
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of Asian Studies at the Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies at the University of Washington, discusses the continuing controversy among historians over this decision. Pyle gave this lecture on November 17, 2013 in Kane Hall on the University of Washington campus. The lecture was sponsored by the UW Japan Studies Program, and made possible by the Griffith and Patricia Way Lecture Endowment.
Since 2007, the Griffith and Patricia Way Lecture has brought prominent leaders in the fields of Japanese art, history, and society to speak at the University of Washington. This series is supported through an endowment established by the generosity of friends and family of the Ways to honor this Seattle couple's dedication toward the promotion and preservation of the art and culture of Japan.
