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dr_phil_physicsYesterday, the 15th of August, was the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II and the surrender of Japan.
Also this month, the 70th anniversary of the use of the only two nuclear weapons in war.
Despite everything, we have managed not to trot out the nuclear weapons again. And Japan and Germany are our allies now.
The fragile European peace, which morphed into the Cold War after WW II, has also reasonably held, at least in Western Europe.
It is hard in 2015 to fully understand what WW II was. On any side. That hasn't stopped us from trying. Books and movies abound of WW II themes. Many more than of Korea, Vietnam or the Gulf Wars.
Of course, with the anniversary of the end of the war, my first thoughts go to the 1946 The Best Years of Our Lives, which gives serious thought and realism about what happens to the American soldiers after they return home.
And the aftermaths of Hiroshima and Nagasaki still continue to this day.
Dr. Phil
Also this month, the 70th anniversary of the use of the only two nuclear weapons in war.
Despite everything, we have managed not to trot out the nuclear weapons again. And Japan and Germany are our allies now.
The fragile European peace, which morphed into the Cold War after WW II, has also reasonably held, at least in Western Europe.
It is hard in 2015 to fully understand what WW II was. On any side. That hasn't stopped us from trying. Books and movies abound of WW II themes. Many more than of Korea, Vietnam or the Gulf Wars.
Of course, with the anniversary of the end of the war, my first thoughts go to the 1946 The Best Years of Our Lives, which gives serious thought and realism about what happens to the American soldiers after they return home.
And the aftermaths of Hiroshima and Nagasaki still continue to this day.
Dr. Phil
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