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Zachary Shore - This Is Not Who We Are, Inbunden

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This Is Not Who We Are

America's Struggle Between Vengeance and Virtue

Av Zachary Shore

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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.
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  • Utgivningsdatum: 2023-01-19
  • Mått: 158 x 235 x 24 mm
  • Vikt: 640 g
  • Format: Inbunden
  • Språk: Engelska
  • Antal sidor: 348
  • Förlag: Cambridge University Press
  • ISBN: 9781009203449
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Zachary Shore is Professor of History at the Naval Postgraduate School, Senior Fellow at UC Berkeley's Institute of European Studies, and a National Security Visiting Fellow at Stanford's Hoover Institution. He is the author of five previous books, including Blunder: Why Smart People Make Bad Decisions and A Sense of the Enemy: The High-Stakes History of Reading Your Rival's Mind.

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'What would we see if we held a mirror to America? Zachary Shore uses key moments in history to find out. He examines the country at its best and its worst, exploring the roots of both smart and senseless decisions. In the process, he points us toward who we really are.' Dayna Barnes, author of Architects of Occupation: American Experts and the Planning for Postwar Japan

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