Hiroshima

“The crux of the matter is whether total war in its present form is justifiable, even when it serves a just purpose. Does it not have material and spiritual evil as its consequences which far exceed whatever good might result? When will our moralists give us an answer to this question?”

When reading this book it's really hard to imagine the pain and suffering that a whole culture had to and in a way is still dealing with based on the choice to drop the bomb. Whatever one's feelings may be about the situation this book is truly thought and emotionally provoking. It clearly calls out the long lasting effects of making uninformed and uneducated choices in situations when giving no thoughts to what could be the long term effects. With all that aside onto the actual review.

If you like learning about history or deeper moral concepts, this book is definitely for you. It really challenges us to think what people are capable of and what can be overcome in the worst of situations. It is a short read and can be tackled in a day or two at the most. The author does an amazing job of obtaining from any bias when delivering the thoughts of those who lived through this tragic event, but still delivers what I believe is a defining moment in our world's history. I would say this is not for the faint of heart and you want to set the time aside to really get into this book so that the full force of the message it's trying to communicate is absorbed.