This Is Not Who We Are: America's Struggle Between Vengeance and Virtue

by Zachary Shore

Book Overview

What kind of country is America? Zachary Shore tackles this polarizing question by spotlighting some of the most morally muddled matters of WWII. Should Japanese Americans be moved from the west coast to prevent sabotage? Should the German people be made to starve as punishment for launching the war? Should America drop atomic bombs to break Japan's will to fight? Surprisingly, despite wartime anger, most Americans and key officials favored mercy...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1009203444
• ISBN13: 9781009203449
• Release Date: January 2023
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 348 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 9.1"