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.
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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