Book contents
- Hiroshima and the Historians
- Hiroshima and the Historians
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Note on the Text
- Introduction
- 1 The Historian’s Craft
- 2 The Hiroshima Decision
- 3 Participants and Their First Draft of History
- 4 The Revisionists
- 5 Historians and Moral Judgments
- 6 Military Historians
- 7 Gauging Japanese Responsibility
- 8 A Wider Perspective
- 9 Controversy as a Way of Life
- Suggestions for Further Reading
- Book part
- Index
6 - Military Historians
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 30 May 2024
Book contents
- Hiroshima and the Historians
- Hiroshima and the Historians
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Figures
- Acknowledgments
- Note on the Text
- Introduction
- 1 The Historian’s Craft
- 2 The Hiroshima Decision
- 3 Participants and Their First Draft of History
- 4 The Revisionists
- 5 Historians and Moral Judgments
- 6 Military Historians
- 7 Gauging Japanese Responsibility
- 8 A Wider Perspective
- 9 Controversy as a Way of Life
- Suggestions for Further Reading
- Book part
- Index
Summary
Chapter 6 narrates the 2nd Texas’ post Shiloh service record, including the bloody battle of Corinth in October 1862, which resulted in the martyred death of Colonel Rogers. Although there were questions surrounding his death, a celebratory tale of him took shape, portraying him as a martyr for the Confederate cause. After Corinth, the 2nd Texas had transformed into an elite fighting unit, but the stigma of Shiloh seemed to linger. The chapter closes with their final days in Galveston, depleted and demoralized.
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- Hiroshima and the HistoriansDebating America's Most Controversial Decision, pp. 155 - 182Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2024