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It saved my entire family, August 13, 2008
Not only were ALL the pow's going to get exterminated (in a manner, it was authorized, every individual camp commander chose), but also ALL the innocent civilian population already in concentration camps. That was all the Eurasians, Europeans, Australians and anyone who sided with these were certainly murdered in a fashion as described in this book. I am from Indonesia. One uncle died enroute to Japan on a "hellship". One uncle made it there, on a hellship, to be used as a slave laborer. One grandpa, civilian, died of hunger oedema, and the rest of the family, kids, even at one year old, all were in those concentration camps. No, I am 'just' a little old housewife but the writer of this book almost uses the exact same wording for describing those beasts as I have. I was not there, but have cousins who still have nightmares and just have to cope. And I cry every time I 'run' into someone who was there(which is not hard to do for me, as I know and meet other people who were there all the time), and am reminded of the horrors my dear parents had to endure. To bring in anything else, like the 'American' Indian (who were not fought by America as it became, but Britts and French), does not change the facts concerning Fat Man. Thank You Mr. Truman. Thank you Brig. Gen. Tibbets. Thank you mom and dad for being such great people inspite of all you went through. No bitterness, no whining, no griping. And that without any restitution (None. Ever.)to them or any of their fellow nationals, being kicked out of their homeland to boot, because of what those Japanese did.
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A MUST READ for anyone concerned by use of The Bomb in WWII, January 18, 2000
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This is a great book for anyone who has ever questioned America's use of the atomic bomb to end World War II. It not only includes an introduction from Paul Tibbets, Pilot of the Enola Gay, but material from one of this country's surviving recipients of the Medal of Honor. The coverage on Japanese attrocities in Nan King was horrifying...the death stats from battles in the Pacific were also startling...this book proves that the Atomic bomb saved more lives than it took.
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absolute necessity for the bomb, January 20, 2000
was the atom bomb really necessary to end world war II ? this book proves that the bomb was not only right,but mandated; as it saved millions of UNITED STATES lives,and saved many more millions 0f Japanese lives. Every veteran [army,navy, air force or marine]and every Americanwho has ever questioned or felt guilty about the Bomb, must read this book. Read this book and forever have a CLEAR CONSCIENCE about America and President Truman using the Bomb.
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