“The great crime of World War II, indeed, I think the great crime of the 20th century, was the decision made by someone, made by everyone, that noncombatants could be targeted from the air — an approach that rendered them particularly defenseless.” University of Wisconsin senior Ed Engler agreed, especially with Rotter’s point that the use of the atomic bomb did not stand as distinct in the minds of Americans in 1945 and the following years as it does now. "I enjoyed the presentation because people in our generations have grown up with the idea that nuclear weapons are a special and separate type, and the historical perspective of the time was that it’s just more efficient, no more, no less" Engler said. Rotter explained that the intentional similarity of his prose including firsthand accounts of each of the attacks reflected the common experiences of the victims. Full Article at The Badger Herald