Sullivan, Edward T. 2007. The Ultimate Weapon: The Race to Develop the Atomic Bomb.
I'll try to keep this short and simple. It's a nonfiction book. It's well-researched, well-documented. Lots of pictures. Lots of footnotes or notes. Lots of quotes and such from primary sources. Good bibliography. Good index. Good glossary. If you're looking for a nonfiction behind-the-scenes guide to this aspect of World War II, then The Ultimate Weapon is a great choice. It's filled with information. And for the most part, it is done in a fair way. This issue will always be controversial. What issue? Whether or not it was the "right" thing to do to use these atomic bombs--nuclear bombs--as a weapon against the Japanese. Was it "necessary" or "superfluous"? The book does present both sides of the argument. Or it tries to explain both sides of the argument.
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Sounds very good, Becky, and a book that needed to be written. I think the issue is so complex, but often people view it in black or white terms.
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