
Was it Wrong to Drop the Atom Bomb on Japan?
Father Wilson Miscamble explains why Truman's atomic decision was moral and saved lives.
Rev. Wilson D. Miscamble joined the permanent faculty at Notre Dame in 1988 and was ordained as a priest in the same year. He teaches in the History Department at all levels, from first year courses to doctoral seminars. His major work From Roosevelt to Truman: Potsdam, Hiroshima and the Cold War received the Harry S. Truman Book Award in 2008. His newest book The Most Controversial Decision: Truman, the Atomic Bombs and the Defeat of Japan was published by Cambridge University Press in 2011.
Father Wilson Miscamble explains why Truman's atomic decision was moral and saved lives.