Choices under Fire Moral Dimensions of World War II

Name: Choices under Fire Moral Dimensions of World War II
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ISBN: 9780307275806

ISBN-10: 0307275809

ISBN-13: 9780307275806

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Authors: Michael Bess

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World War II was the quintessential “good war.” It was not, however, a conflict free of moral ambiguity, painful dilemmas, and unavoidable compromises. Was the bombing of civilian populations in Germany and Japan justified? Were the Nuremberg and Tokyo war crimes trials legally scrupulous? What is the legacy bequeathed to the world by Hiroshima? With wisdom and clarity, Michael Bess brings a fresh eye to these difficult questions and others, arguing eloquently against the binaries of honor and dishonor, pride and shame, and points instead toward a nuanced reckoning with one of the most pivotal conflicts in human history.

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List price: $18.00
Publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication date: 3/11/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 416
Size: 5.17" wide x 8.01" long x 0.91" tall
Weight: 0.814
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction: Evaluating the Second World War: Celebration, Doubt, and Complexity



Fomenting War



A Wide World of Racisms



Causes of the Pacific War: A Longer View on Pearl Harbor



Causes of the War in Europe: The Paradoxical Legacy of Munich



Making War



Bystanders: How Much Is Not Enough?



Bombing Civilian Populations: A Case of Moral Slippage



Deep Evil and Deep Good: The Concept of Human Nature Confronts the Holocaust



Decisions at Midway, 1942: Moral Character As a Factor in Battle



Tyranny Triumphant: The Moral Awkwardness of the Alliance with Stalin



Kamikaze: Wartime Suicide Attacks in Anthropological Perspective



The Decision to Drop the Atomic Bomb: Twelve Questions



Long-Term Consequences of the War



Justice for the Unspeakable? The Enduring Legacy of the War Crimes Trials at Nuremberg and Tokyo



Generations Under a Shadow: The Challenge of Peace Since Hiroshima



The Politics of Memory: Remembering and Unremembering Wartime


Conclusion: What Would Be the Opposite of Hitler's World?


Notes


Bibliography


Index