You and the Atomic Bomb

"It is a commonplace that the history of civilization is largely the history of weapons." Published a mere two-and-a-half months after the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, You and the Atomic Bomb explores the repercussions of the emerging atomic age. In this 1945 essay, Orwell argues that the atomic bomb will intensify and accelerate the world's shift toward totalitarianism and consolidated po...