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
3 - Participants and Their First Draft of History
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 3 assesses the effects of the defeat at Bull Run and how the Fire Zouaves became scapegoats for the Union loss. Despite efforts to defend themselves, the regiment imploded, formally disbanded in June 1862. Their demise demonstrated that brave men did not (and do not) always make effective and good soldiers.
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- Hiroshima and the HistoriansDebating America's Most Controversial Decision, pp. 61 - 90Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024