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Among the Dead Cities by A. C. Grayling HC DJ. 2006 First U.S. Edition
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- First Edition
- ISBN
- 9780802714718
- Book Title
- Among the Dead Cities : The History and Moral Legacy of the WWII Bombing of Civilians in Germany and Japan
- Item Length
- 9.4in
- Publisher
- Walker & Company
- Publication Year
- 2006
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.4in
- Genre
- History
- Topic
- Military / World War II, Modern / 20th Century, General
- Item Width
- 6.4in
- Item Weight
- 26.5 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 384 Pages
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When Nuremberg was scouted in 1945 as a possible site for the Nazi war crime trials, an American damage survey of Germany described it as being "among the dead cities" of that country, for it was 90% destroyed, its population decimated, its facilities lost. As a place to put Nazis on trial, it symbolized the devastation Nazism brought upon Germany, while providing evidence of the destruction the Allies wrought on the country in the course of the war. In "Among the Dead "Cities, the acclaimed philosopher A. C. Grayling asks the provocative question, how would the Allies have fared if judged by the standards of the Nuremberg Trials? Arguing persuasively that the victor nations have never had to consider the morality of their policies during World War II, he offers a powerful, moral re-examination of the Allied bombing campaigns against civilians in Germany and Japan, in the light of principles enshrined in the post-war conventions on human rights and the laws of war. Intended to weaken those countries' ability and will to make war, the bombings nonetheless destroyed centuries of culture and killed some 800,000 non-combatants, injuring and traumatizing hundreds of thousands more in Hamburg, Dresden, and scores of other German cities, in Tokyo, and finally in Hiroshima and Nagasaki. "Was this bombing offensive justified by the necessities of war," Grayling writes, "or was it a crime against humanity? These questions mark one of the great remaining controversies of the Second World War." Their resolution is especially relevant in this time of terrorist threat, as governments debate how far to go in the name of security. Grayling begins by narrating the Royal Air Force's and U. S.Army Air Force's dramatic and dangerous missions over Germany and Japan between 1942 and 1945. Through the eyes of survivors, he describes the terrifying experience on the ground as bombs created inferno and devastation among often-unprepared men, women, and children. He examines the mindset and thought-process of those who planned the campaigns in the heat and pressure of war, and faced with a ruthless enemy. Grayling chronicles the voices that, though in the minority, loudly opposed attacks on civilians, exploring in detail whether the bombings ever achieved their goal of denting the will to wage war. Based on the facts and evidence, he makes a meticulous case for, and one against, civilian bombing, and only then offers his own judgment. Acknowledging that they in no way equated to the death and destruction for which Nazi and Japanese aggression was responsible, he nonetheless concludes that the bombing campaigns were morally indefensible, and more, that accepting responsibility, even six decades later, is both a historical necessity and a moral imperative. Rarely is the victor's history re-examined, and A. C. Grayling does so with deep respect and with a sense of urgency "to get a proper understanding for how peoples and states can and should behave in times of conflict." Addressing one of today's key moral issues, "Among the Dead Cities" is both a dramatic retelling of the World War II saga, and vitally important reading for our time.
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Walker & Company
ISBN-10
0802714714
ISBN-13
9780802714718
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47855813
Product Key Features
Book Title
Among the Dead Cities : The History and Moral Legacy of the WWII Bombing of Civilians in Germany and Japan
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Military / World War II, Modern / 20th Century, General
Publication Year
2006
Genre
History
Number of Pages
384 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.4in
Item Height
1.4in
Item Width
6.4in
Item Weight
26.5 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
D790.2.G73 2006
Copyright Date
2006
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Lccn
2005-058597
Dewey Decimal
940.54/497301
Dewey Edition
22
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Yes
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