Hiroshima's Shadow

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Summary: A delightfully nutty perspective
Review: I am reading this book, so I thought I'd check to see what others have said about it. As I expected, the reviews online come from cheerleaders of the revisionist camp. Personally, I find the book to be useful information from the leftist perspective. I keep thinking: yes, yes, all that is true enough, but from the information available to Truman in July 1945, did he have any alternative but to authorize the use of the bomb?

I'll post further thoughts on my website.

-- Dan Ford

Rating:
Summary: terribly contemporary
Review: The reader, especially the non-amerikan reader, like me, who lives outside the modern roman empire (in its last days of existence, of course), should buy thisbook and look closely at the images by Yosuke Yamahata. Those images surfaced 40 years after amerika decided to completely aniquilate two Japanese cities (including its population).
This book as especially its images, serve as judicial testimony against the united emirates of amerika. There is only one country in the hwole world who didn't hesitate in totally aniquilating 2 fairly large cities - it's called USA. 50 years latter the president of the USA - Bush Junior, has in his murderous hands a programme to develop miniature atomic bombs.
This book raises many concerns about amerika and should act as a warning to anyone thinking of amerika as "leader" of the world. This book is testimony to the fact that amerika is the world's most dangerous country and will most certainly initiate the irrevocable destruction of the blue planet.

Rating:
Summary: Essential
Review: This book is essential for any serious scholar of the bombings. While it does provide a semi-leftist account, the essays it has compiled are excellently written and give a wide range views on the bombings.

Keep in mind that in order to even partially understand the bombings and situations surrounding the bombings in Japan and in America, a wide variety of sources must be consulted. This book is one of the top three in my opinion.