in matters dealing with their help in the war, the Soviet Union looked to expand its control of the European continent. With the control they had, the so-called Iron Curtain (Figure 5) descended across the portion of the continent that fell under Soviet control. These actions would eventually lead to the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961. Personal Thoughts After reading Wilson D. Miscamble’s book, I agree with his stance on the use of the atomic bombs. In my own personal review, of the highly debated issue of whether or not the U.S. should have used such force against Japan, I keep coming to the same conclusion. If I were in Harry Truman’s position during that time, I would have made the same decision. I too would have battled continually with the morality of the use of such a weapon. But as with all history it is just that; history. We have the luxury to sit back and see the whole picture of events leading up to the happening, and the post effects of such a heavy decision. It is easy to look back and say how could they have unleashed such a deadly weapon. When in truth, such means paved the only way to end a war, when the country at war was an enemy that would use every means necessary to keep a foreign government from taking over its land while they were still breathing. As Miscamble stated in his book, members of the Japanese military appeared to relish the “Indeed, opportunity to punish American invaders who dared intruded on their home islands. They held to the main elements of the (“Decisive Operation”) strategy designed to crush the expected American invaders such that the American population would grow weary of the conflict and
in matters dealing with their help in the war, the Soviet Union looked to expand its control of the European continent. With the control they had, the so-called Iron Curtain (Figure 5) descended across the portion of the continent that fell under Soviet control. These actions would eventually lead to the construction of the Berlin Wall in 1961. Personal Thoughts After reading Wilson D. Miscamble’s book, I agree with his stance on the use of the atomic bombs. In my own personal review, of the highly debated issue of whether or not the U.S. should have used such force against Japan, I keep coming to the same conclusion. If I were in Harry Truman’s position during that time, I would have made the same decision. I too would have battled continually with the morality of the use of such a weapon. But as with all history it is just that; history. We have the luxury to sit back and see the whole picture of events leading up to the happening, and the post effects of such a heavy decision. It is easy to look back and say how could they have unleashed such a deadly weapon. When in truth, such means paved the only way to end a war, when the country at war was an enemy that would use every means necessary to keep a foreign government from taking over its land while they were still breathing. As Miscamble stated in his book, “Indeed, members of the Japanese military appeared to relish the opportunity to punish American invaders who dared intruded on their home islands. They held to the main elements of the (“Decisive Operation”) strategy designed to crush the expected American invaders such that the American population would grow weary of the conflict and