General Marshall

General Marshall on the Atomic Bomb (Yank Magazine, 1945)

The tremendous military advantage of this terrifying weapon fell to us through a combination of good luck, good management and prodigious effort. The harnessing of atomic power should give Americans confidence in their destiny…

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Click here to read one of the fist opinion pieces condemning the use of the Atomic Bomb.

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Over One Million Medals for Bravery Were Awarded (Yank Magazine, 1945)

For those of you out there who collect facts about American World War II medals, here is an article from the early post-war period involving the amount of gallantry medals that were awarded throughout the course of the U.S. involvement to U.S. Army personnel. Keep in mind that this is an immediate assessment from the fall of 1945 and that the Army would continue to distribute the decorations to the deserving G.I.s for many more years to come. The article discusses the amount of Medals of Honor that were awarded and the percentage of that number that were posthumously awarded. The number of Purple Hearts that were distributed is a topic that is not touched upon here.

Read what the U.S. Army psychologists had to say about courage.

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