History Wars: The Enola Gay and Other Battles for the American Past

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Book

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ISBN 10

080504387X

ISBN 13

9780805043877

Tags

East Asia, Pacific War, United States, Historiography, Essays, Vietnam War, World War II, Europe

Description

From the "taming of the West" to the dropping of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, the portrayal of the past has become a battleground at the heart of American politics. What kind of history Americans should read, see, or fund is no longer merely a matter of professional interest to teachers, historians, and museum curators. Everywhere now, history is increasingly being held hostage, but to what end and why? In History Wars, eight prominent historians consider the angry swirl of emotions that now surrounds public memory. Included are trenchant essays by Paul Boyer, John W. Dower, Tom Engelhardt, Richard H. Kohn, Edward Linenthal, Micahel S. Sherry, Marilyn B. Young, and Mike Wallace. - from Amzon

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