Richard Overly’s Rain of Ruin masterfully traces the historical, political and philosophical decisions that led to the devastating bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Norton
9781324105305
Norton
9781324105305
Richard Overly’s Rain of Ruin masterfully traces the historical, political and philosophical decisions that led to the devastating bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Why did the United States military conduct a devastating firebombing campaign against Tokyo in March 1945 and in August drop atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki? Were these acts morally justified or war crimes? Eminent military historian Richard Overy, whose books include Why the Allies Won and Blood and Ruins, explores those questions and many…
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