The documentary is the story of those drawings — their creation, their rediscovery in the All Souls’ archives — but it’s also the story of Hiroshima itself. As awful as the bombing on Aug. 6, 1945, was, the years that followed were nearly as dire. And All Souls parishioner Paul Pfeiffer, who served in the Pacific in World War II, recounts the mixed emotions the news of the bombing brought. He was elated the atomic bomb had ended the war but troubled at the cost.

Source: Washington Post August 03, 2021 20:48 UTC