Choices under fire : moral dimensions of World War II / Michael Bess.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 371-380) and index.

A wide world of racisms -- Causes of the Pacific War : a longer view on Pearl Harbor -- Causes of the war in Europe : the paradoxical legacy of Munich -- Bystanders : how much is not enough? -- Bombing civilian populations : a case of moral slippage -- Deep evil and deep good : the concept of human nature confronts the Holocaust -- Decisions at Midway, 1942 : moral character as a factor in battle -- Tyranny triumphant : the moral awkwardness of the alliance with Stalin -- Kamikaze : wartime suicide attacks in anthropological perspective -- The decision to drop the atomic bomb : twelve questions -- Justice for the unspeakable? : the enduring legacy of the war crimes trials at Nuremberg and Tokyo -- Generations under a shadow : the challenge of peace since Hiroshima -- The politics of memory : remembering and unremembering wartime -- Conclusion : what would be the opposite of Hitler's world?