Book contents
- Hiroshima and the Historians
- Hiroshima and the Historians
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Note on the Text
- Introduction
- 1 The Historian’s Craft
- 2 The Hiroshima Decision
- 3 Participants and Their First Draft of History
- 4 The Revisionists
- 5 Historians and Moral Judgments
- 6 Military Historians
- 7 Gauging Japanese Responsibility
- 8 A Wider Perspective
- 9 Controversy as a Way of Life
- Suggestions for Further Reading
- Book part
- Index
Introduction
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 30 May 2024
Book contents
- Hiroshima and the Historians
- Hiroshima and the Historians
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Note on the Text
- Introduction
- 1 The Historian’s Craft
- 2 The Hiroshima Decision
- 3 Participants and Their First Draft of History
- 4 The Revisionists
- 5 Historians and Moral Judgments
- 6 Military Historians
- 7 Gauging Japanese Responsibility
- 8 A Wider Perspective
- 9 Controversy as a Way of Life
- Suggestions for Further Reading
- Book part
- Index
Summary
Civil war soldiers worried a lot about cowardice in combat, something few historians have been willing to admit. The Introduction explains its importance and sets up how this book will explore the topic by focusing on two civil war regiments accused of cowardice and the lasting effects such allegations had on them. It also discusses what historian Drew Faust calls “war stories” and how constructed celebratory tales of martial glory often hide war’s chaos and horrors.
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- Hiroshima and the HistoriansDebating America's Most Controversial Decision, pp. 1 - 17Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024