Bibliograph

This is not who we are, America's struggle between vengeance and virtue, Zachary Shore

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This is not who we are, America's struggle between vengeance and virtue, Zachary Shore

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-330) and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

This is not who we are

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1350638263

Responsibility statement

Zachary Shore

Sub title

America's struggle between vengeance and virtue

Summary

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 over revenge, yet a minority managed to push their punitive policies through. After the war, by feeding the hungry, rebuilding Western Europe and Japan, and airlifting supplies to a blockaded Berlin, America strove to restore the country's humanity, transforming its image in the eyes of the world. A compelling story of the struggle over racism and revenge, This Is Not Who We Are asks crucial questions about the nation's most agonizing divides

Table Of Contents

Prologue: The Friendship Train -- Introduction: From vengeance to virtue -- Part I. Enemies. 1. Concentrate -- 2. Sabotage -- 3. Coordinate -- 4. Cover-Up -- 5. Disintegrate -- 6. Collude -- 7. Deny -- 8. Maneuver -- 9. Regret -- 10. Fallout -- 11. Reckoning -- Part II. Saviors: 12. Rescue -- 13. Sacrifice -- 14. Reform -- 15. Revive -- 16. Hunger -- 17. Resurrect -- 18. Uplift -- 19. Atone -- 20. Afterlife

Target audience

adult

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