Thank God for the Atom Bomb & Other Essays
by:
Paul Fussell (author)
Format: mass market paperback
ISBN:
9780345361356 (0345361350)
Publish date: January 14th 1990
Publisher: Ballantine Books (NY)
Pages no: 272
Edition language: English
A very good friend of mine, a history teacher, amd I used to have a running battle over Truman's use of the atomic bomb. I argued that given the time and the context of the decision, Truman had no choice. Ken argued that the sole purpose was a political decision to scare the Russians. Both views ar...