Book contents
- Hiroshima and the Historians
- Hiroshima and the Historians
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Note on the Text
- Introduction
- 1 The Historian’s Craft
- 2 The Hiroshima Decision
- 3 Participants and Their First Draft of History
- 4 The Revisionists
- 5 Historians and Moral Judgments
- 6 Military Historians
- 7 Gauging Japanese Responsibility
- 8 A Wider Perspective
- 9 Controversy as a Way of Life
- Suggestions for Further Reading
- Book part
- Index
5 - Historians and Moral Judgments
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 30 May 2024
Book contents
- Hiroshima and the Historians
- Hiroshima and the Historians
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Note on the Text
- Introduction
- 1 The Historian’s Craft
- 2 The Hiroshima Decision
- 3 Participants and Their First Draft of History
- 4 The Revisionists
- 5 Historians and Moral Judgments
- 6 Military Historians
- 7 Gauging Japanese Responsibility
- 8 A Wider Perspective
- 9 Controversy as a Way of Life
- Suggestions for Further Reading
- Book part
- Index
Summary
Chapter 5 recounts the 2nd Texas’ first battle experience at Shiloh and the subsequent allegations of cowardice. It explains efforts by the men to defend themselves, as well as their supporters. Their Col. John C. Moore filed multiple reports to explain his unit’s actions the second day of the fight; their Lt. Col. William P. Rogers vowed to prove his men’s valor.
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- Hiroshima and the HistoriansDebating America's Most Controversial Decision, pp. 125 - 154Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024