"a lawyer's brief, repetitively citing evidence that supports its position, ignoring anything that does not."
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''The Decision to Use the Atomic Bomb and the Architecture of an American Myth'' is a book by [[Gar Alperovitz]] which criticizes the U.S. decision to end the war with Japan by using [[atomic bomb]]s.<ref>Alperovitz argues that the atomic bomb was unnecessary to end World War II. [http://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/hamby.htm] </ref>
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''The Decision to Use the Atomic Bomb and the Architecture of an American Myth'' is a book by [[Gar Alperovitz]] which criticizes the U.S. decision to end the war with Japan by using [[atomic bomb]]s.<ref name=decision>Alperovitz argues that the atomic bomb was unnecessary to end World War II. [http://www.mtholyoke.edu/acad/intrel/hamby.htm] </ref>
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Alonzo Hanby of Ohio University calls the book "a lawyer's brief, repetitively citing evidence that supports its position, ignoring anything that does not." <ref name=decision/>