Truman's Dilemma: Invasion or The Bomb
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| Rating | : | 4.93 (593 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1589801199 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 272 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-11-17 |
| Language | : | English |
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Walker served two tours in Vietnam and went on to a thirty-year career in the armored cavalry division, earning sixteen awards for valor and achievement. A distinguished military graduate of Missouri State University, Paul D. Walker resides in Salt Lake City, Utah.. He has published two additional books on military strategy and history with Pelican: The Cavalry Battle That Saved the Union: Custer vs. He is a member of the C
Now retired from the U.S. Walker devotes himself to history, writing, and local politics. From the Inside FlapIn August 1995, controversy raged over the Smithsonian Institute's National Air and Space Museum's exhibit of the Enola Gay, the B-29 bomber that dropped the bomb on Hiroshima. The lack of published information about the crucial cavalry battle at Gettysburg prompted Walker to write The Cavalry Battle That Saved the Union, his first book published by Pelican.For more information about this and other
A Customer said Great book for a casual read. Walker writes a wonderful book that easy to read and gives a strong argument for why we dropped the atomic bomb. He covers most of the relevant issues and gives a good picture of why certain avenues for resolving the war just would not have been feasible.My only major problem is the lack of references for the points he makes. While I realise this is not an academic book, it would still be nice to have references to back up what is presented. There are a few, but they are just that, few and far between.Still, if you are looking for an easy to read, concise explanation of the dropping of the bomb, I would . Truman's delimia on the atomic bomb Anyone young or old who has any doubts about: should we have dropped the atomic bomb, should read this book. It will be clear why we did and prove that it was the right thing to do.. Gregg R Allen said Interesting. Although the book suffers from poor editing, and somewhat unorganized writing, Walker still delivers a cogent argument for using the most powerful and terrifying development of "Interesting" according to Gregg R Allen. Although the book suffers from poor editing, and somewhat unorganized writing, Walker still delivers a cogent argument for using the most powerful and terrifying development of 20th Century technology.. 0th Century technology.
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