For this Thursday’s conversation, I was responsible for finding and presenting the basic “facts” of the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. To do so, I turned to every-historian’s-favorite-source, Wikipedia, because I knew it would give me a good starting point for this information as well as be (mostly) devoid of commentary on the decision to …
02. Decision to use the atomic bomb
02. Decision to use the atomic bomb
Nicky Brown: Reconsidering the Atomic Bombings, Morton pg. 1-7
by •
Nearly 12 years after the notorious atomic bombings of WWII, American military historian Louis Morton decided to revisit the subject offering new insight into the highly controversial events. His report was entitled “The Decision to Use the Atomic Bomb” and it focused quite heavily on a much earlier report from Henry L. Stimson, acting …
Continue reading “Nicky Brown: Reconsidering the Atomic Bombings, Morton pg. 1-7”
02. Decision to use the atomic bomb
The Decision to use the Atomic Bomb, Louis Morton (Pg. 339-348)
by •
Jason Arquette Professor Hirsh Blog 2G Sept. 7th, 2017 As promised by the title, Morton’s “The Decision to Use the Atomic Bomb” describes the trials and tribulations of a horrible choice faced by President Truman and the rest of the country. For one or two pages Morton introduces the idea that not only was there…
02. Decision to use the atomic bomb
“Decision To Use The Atom Bomb, Morton, Last 7 pages” Kayla Mizelle
by •
Louis Morton in his Article, “The Decision To Use The Atom Bomb” discusses the necessity of dropping an atom bomb on Japan in August of 1945. Morton makes an argument that the war was thought to be over by that time. He argues that by this time the air bombardment, naval bombardment, and the entrance…
02. Decision to use the atomic bomb
Basic Facts: The Atom Bombs of WW2
by •
The atomic bombs dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki were the first of their kind, and up to the present day, the only time they have ever been used in war time. The story surrounding “the decision to drop the bomb” has been rehashed many times in the decades since. The high school-textbook-summary maintains that the …
02. Decision to use the atomic bomb
Cece Burger: Why the United States Dropped Atomic Bombs in 1945, By David Kaiser
by •
In my search for a new resource that addressed the question of why the United States decided to use the atomic bomb in 1945, I found an intriguing article by historian David Kaiser from Time magazine. Kaiser is a frequent contributor to Time, is the author of seven books, and has taught at Harvard, Carnegie …
Continue reading “Cece Burger: Why the United States Dropped Atomic Bombs in 1945, By David Kaiser”
02. Decision to use the atomic bomb
“I will execute great vengeance on them with wrathful Rebukes.”
by •
When we think of World War Two, we are often greeted with imagery of patriotism, immense struggle for the greater good, and the triumph of democracy over those who would oppress and conquer. We see Marines raising the Stars and Stripes over Iwo Jima, Patton standing stoically on the slopes of Italy’s mountains, or the …
Continue reading ““I will execute great vengeance on them with wrathful Rebukes.””
02. Decision to use the atomic bomb
Helen Goggins: Atomic Bomb Five Years Later
by •
Almost four years after the atomic bomb was dropped in Japan, Hanson Baldwin dissects the false sense of security the weapon of mass destruction caused the American people in his New York Times article, “Two Great Delusions About the A-Bomb: The First is that the Bomb Assures Security; the Second, that Security Requires Secrecy”. Baldwin’s…
02. Decision to use the atomic bomb
Delanie Tarvin: An Analysis of “The Debate About Hiroshima”
by •
In “The Debate About Hiroshima,” Rudolph A. Winnacker compares different views on the use of the atomic bomb on Japan. He offers a brief outline on his interpretation of the argument between those in support of the bombs use and those against it. In regards to the opposition, Winnacker explains that they thought use of …
Continue reading “Delanie Tarvin: An Analysis of “The Debate About Hiroshima””
02. Decision to use the atomic bomb
The Atomic Bomb
by •
Although looking back on the use of the atomic bomb is very dark, we must go back to 1945 and step in the shoes of then President, Harry Truman, to think why he chose to use it. Japan had plenty of chances to avoid the bomb. “On 26 July 1945 U.S. President Truman and the other …