William D. Leahy Professions : Senior officer Born : May 6, 1875 Died : July 20, 1959 Browse All Authors Top 4 quotes by William D. Leahy Wars cannot be won by destroying women and children William D. Leahy hiroshima-and-nagasaki war children The use of [the atomic bombs] at Hiroshima and Nagasaki was of no material assistance in our war against Japan. The Japanese were already defeated and ready to surrender because of the effective sea blockade and the successful bombing with conventional weapons... The lethal possibilities of atomic warfare in the future are frightening. My own feeling was that in being the first to use it, we had adopted an ethical standard common to the barbarians of the Dark Ages. I was not taught to make war in that fashion, and wars cannot be won by destroying women and children. William D. Leahy fashion war children It is my opinion that the use of this barbarous weapon at Hiroshima and Nagasaki was of no material assistance in our war against Japan. The Japanese were already defeated and ready to surrender... In being the first to use it, we had adopted an ethical standard common to the barbarians of the Dark Ages. William D. Leahy ethical-standards dark war The Bomb will never go off, and I speak as an expert in explosives. William D. Leahy bombs experts war Similar Authors Douglas Haig, 1st Earl Haig senior-officer All Authors
