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Glad-I-Ate-Her · 08-06-2003, 09:50 PM

Kyoto is considered a holy city of great beauty and was left off as a possible target on purpose. I believe it was the capital before Tokyo.

Tokyo was almost completely wiped out by the daily bombings. The majority of the the houses in Tokyo at that time were made of wood. The fires spread quickly and devastated most of the city.

Hiroshima and Nagasaki were industrial cities. They had plants that made most of Japan's weapons of war. Obviously there were many civilians living there at the time.

There is an interesting movie that I saw not to long ago on cable called Hiroshima. It's a movie depicting the conditions on both sides of the conflict. Truman's decision. Emperor Ito's agony of his people being killed. The movie also intertwined interviews with actual people on both sides. They interviewed American scientists, military and civilians. They also interviewed Japanese goverment officials. I suggest that all of you watch the movie. The movie is about 4 hours long.

This subject matter is not simple nor in black in white. Its very complex. Truman anguished over his decision. I believe he made the right one.

Glad

08-06-2003, 09:50 PM	#18 (permalink)
Glad-I-Ate-Her Junkie Location: 1 mile from Ground Zero	Kyoto is considered a holy city of great beauty and was left off as a possible target on purpose. I believe it was the capital before Tokyo. Tokyo was almost completely wiped out by the daily bombings. The majority of the the houses in Tokyo at that time were made of wood. The fires spread quickly and devastated most of the city. Hiroshima and Nagasaki were industrial cities. They had plants that made most of Japan's weapons of war. Obviously there were many civilians living there at the time. There is an interesting movie that I saw not to long ago on cable called Hiroshima. It's a movie depicting the conditions on both sides of the conflict. Truman's decision. Emperor Ito's agony of his people being killed. The movie also intertwined interviews with actual people on both sides. They interviewed American scientists, military and civilians. They also interviewed Japanese goverment officials. I suggest that all of you watch the movie. The movie is about 4 hours long. This subject matter is not simple nor in black in white. Its very complex. Truman anguished over his decision. I believe he made the right one. Glad __________________ I'm "Glad I Ate Her" because the payback was worth it!!