The origins of the first Cold War have been hopelessly blurred in the histories. We can watch this time. It is occurring before our eyes.
PATRICK LAWRENCE: The Empire’s Last Stand
Tag: Yalta Conference
ATOMIC BOMBINGS AT 75: Truman’s ‘Human Sacrifice’ to Subdue Moscow
In this introduction to the memoir of a Nagasaki bombing victim, historian Peter Kuznick shows why the bombs were dropped and how some victims’ anger propelled the Japanese anti-nuclear movement.