Analysis Of Prompt And Utter Destruction By Paul Fussell

Learning about history is very interesting, especially why things happen and who pulled the plug to make it happen. Prompt and Utter Destruction is very interesting, J. Samuel Walker the Author, goes in depth into answering questions that roll in peoples mind. President Harry S. Truman in ‘Prompt and Utter Destruction’ seemed to be unsure of himself and what he was capable of, the doubts he had led many people to be on their toes about. The atomic bomb against Japan might have been a reasonable decision for President Trumans’. Paul Fussell wrote an article called “Thank God for the Atom Bomb,” seemed to be about how only certain people would understand why it happened while others are still debating if it happened because we wanted something cruel to happen or because that was an alternative to something less painful. Fussell does not agree with what a combat soldier said about he bombing and stated his opinion, “The purpose of the bombs was not to “punish” people but to stop
The safety of our country and the people who fights for it, many people believe that it was a mistake and there could have been an alternative. I agree with President Truman I think that forcing the Japanese to surrender with using the bombs was necessary. Imagine if we did not use the bomb, more lives could have been lost, more grieving families, and war would have lasted longer. Yes, it was a bit cruel but at the end there were at least a few people who just wanted it all to stop. What if the Japanese were ready to surrender but then later on rebel? There is just many questions and doubts people have about this bombing, if there was any other alternative then why did we have to crack codes that the Japanese had in store for us? See all these questions are something to think about. You have to look at the big picture but also look at the little details that nobody