THIS WEEK’S EDITION
Veteran’s Post- Parker Manning
The discussion of veterans benefits and the rights and privileges of veterans from World War Two based upon the country that the veterans fought for can be diverse because of the nature of the conflict and the aftermath in which allies that had fought together against Germany and Japan ended up having a ideological standoff … Continue reading “Veteran’s Post- Parker Manning”
Displaced Persons Blog Post Parker Manning
Blogging is certainly not a strong point for me in my academic career, so I need to work on it in order to contribute better to the field because it allows us to communicate our thoughts more freely and casually than formal papers only shared between student and professor. The displaced persons situation in Europe … Continue reading “Displaced Persons Blog Post Parker Manning”
Recovering from the Atomic Blasts
As the Second World War came to a close, the Allies were faced with a very difficult decision. Having already won the won in Europe, the Allies, but primarily the United States, had to decide whether invade the island of … Continue reading →
Recovering from the Atomic Blasts
As the Second World War came to a close, the Allies were faced with a very difficult decision. Having already won the won in Europe,…
Different Rehabilitation Views
When discussing the rehabilitation of individuals two articles come in mind, one discusses a specific group of individuals from Japan while the other discusses the rehabilitation issues on the American home front. In David Serlin’s “Reconstructing the Hiroshima Maidens” he discusses how several woman who were affected by the atomic bomb had a chance to … Continue reading “Different Rehabilitation Views”
Postwar Reconstruction of the Body and Mind
In the articles Reconstructing the Hiroshima Maidens by David Serlin and The Veteran, His Wife, and Their Mothers by Rebecca Jo Plant we see an evaluation of two different types of reconstruction in the post war world. Serlin writes his article about a group of Japanese women who were severely injured when the atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima … Continue reading “Postwar Reconstruction of the Body and Mind”
Rehabilitating a Continent
As it became clear that the Allies would soon achieve victory over Nazi Germany, the next major issue was of course how to rebuild a continent that had been ravaged by the most brutal war in human history, but also how to ensure that a war like this could never happen again. It was largely…
What is the True Story of the Hiroshima Maidens?
Ten years following the drop of the atomic bomb on Hiroshima, the emotional and physical scars created by the bombing were still prominent in Hiroshima. Reverend Kiyoshi Tanimoto of Japan and Norman Cousins, an American editor who worked to bring awareness to the struggle of Japanese war victims created a program to fly women, who […]
American Band-Aids for Hiroshima
Following the end of World War II, one of the most widely discussed and debated-over topics has been the rehabilitation of Japan’s cities after enduring an atomic bomb. Although there are many factors and opinions that have gone into this political discussion, one thing has been made clear above all else by a large majority […]
Rebuilding Lives and Places
One of the “Hiroshima Maidens” shows her scars. The Second World War offered up destruction on a scale larger than had been seen before. The atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki have been held up over the years as prime examples of violence to the furthest extreme. The […]
