Thank God for the Atom Bomb and Other Essays Free Audiobook Download by Paul Fussell

Paul Fussell is an American literary critic and professor. Each week, he writes a new essay on subjects such as "the crisis of masculinity," "the decline of American culture," and "the need for discipline." Initially, the essays were designed to be published in The New Yorker.

In the postwar years, President Harry Truman established the hydrogen bomb as America's first deterrent to nuclear attack. The United States had fallen behind on the arms race with Russia and needed a new weapon before it was too late.

Paul Fussell was one of the most celebrated literary critics of the last century, and this book is a collection of some of his best essays. Thank God for the Atom Bomb and Other Essays is a written examination of societies and questions that affect all of us, from the role of art in society to what constitutes an ideal society.

Paul Fussell wrote 'Thank God for the Atom Bomb and Other Essays' at the end of World War II, in response to his personal feelings about that time period. He talks about how he feels American culture is based on an individualistic approach to life, rather than a communal one. But he goes further in talking about how America has created an inflated sense of self-entitlement and privilege among its citizens, which contributes to the lack of meaningful social cohesion.

Author, Paul Fussell, wrote essays in the form of poems or prose. These essays include "Thank God for the Atom Bomb," "The End of Anti-Christ" and "Staying Alive."

President Harry S. Truman and General Leslie Groves, head of the Manhattan Project, authorized the development of nuclear weapons in order to end World War II. Paul Fussell tells us that without the bomb, America may have invaded Russia, who then would have held back from attacking Germany. He also says that had Hitler not been killed in an Allied bomb raid on his bunker, he would have continued to wage war for decades after World War II.