Review: A detailed picture of the Pacific Theatre
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 07 7, 2014
The dropping of the Atomic bomb on Hiroshima has different meanings to different people, for some it means the end of the war, for some it is a heinous crime against humanity and for others it is about man’s scientific advancement. I, myself was aware about these aspects but never knew what led to the horrific event.This book, dealing with the events happening around the Pacific at the time of World War 2 details how the Allied and the Axis Powers were having a constant game of one-upmanship leading to the dropping of the bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The Pacific region was a strategic point in the war and hence had become the most coveted place to be owned by the two powers.Though the book is written with an objective tone describing the casualties and disasters of war in a dispassionate manner (as it should be) it does nevertheless reflect the effects and horrors of war.