World War 2
1.1 HARRY S. TRUMAN & THE BOMB A DOCUMENTARY HISTORY1.2 Robert H. Ferrell editor with commentary 1.3 High Plains Publishing Company, Inc.2.1 The title fits the story line because the story is about Truman's decision on dropping the atomic bomb. This is a non-fiction book that includes diary entries, letters, White House press releases, and handwritten notes by Truman. These documents are from 1945-1958 and are all related in the decision to drop the atomic bomb.2.2 The author's points are that Truman used all available sources to help him make the decision of dropping the bomb (military advisors, scientists, what he saw in Germany) and he believed that dropping the atomic bomb saved lives.2.3 Yes, I accept the author's thesis. I believe Truman used all his resources. For example he checked with the military for how many people would die if America would invade Japan. When Truman went to Berlin he saw total destruction and in his diary called it "Hitler's folly." By using the casualty rates at Iwo Jima and Okinawa military experts estimated 500,000 American casualties if an invasion on the home island took place. This is much greater than the number of people killed by the atomic
When he wrote the intro he includes statements against the Japanese such as, "The barbarities of the war had their beginnings in Japan's war against China. 20 Tsukasa Nitoguri to Former President Truman, March 1, 1958 and the President's Response, March 12Edward Murrow interviewed Truman on television and Truman said using the atomic bomb was better than invading because it saved more lives and in the future it might be used again. "When you have to deal with a beast, you have to treat him as a beast' (pg. He was also ordered to hand deliver a copy of the letter to General MacArthur and Admiral Nimitz. discovered the atomic bomb first, not "Hitler or Stalin's crowd"(31). Truman His Life on the Family Farms. Japan will lose the islands that they conquered. 4 I would not recommend this book for pleasure reading because HARRY S. This petition asks that no atomic bomb would be dropped in Japan without warning the people first.
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