A Psychohistory of Truman's Decision to Drop the Atomic Bomb

The Journal of Psychohistory | January 1, 2007| | Copyright

The American writer Ralph W. Emerson once mentioned that "there is properly no history; only Biography."1 His statement deserves attention in the sense that it indicates an inseparable relationship between historical events and the life histories of the political leaders who orchestrated these events.

In the case of a national leader who believes that he or she can alter history according to his or her will and actually puts such a will into practice, psychohistory, which investigates "the relationship of life histories to the historical moment,"2 may establish a more significant contribution ...

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