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1945 in Japan: Battle of Okinawa, Kamikaze, Battle of Iwo Jima, Surrender of Japan, Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki
Paperback. Books LLC 2010-06-04.
ISBN 9781157584360
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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Battle of Okinawa, Kamikaze, Battle of Iwo Jima, Surrender of Japan, Atomic Bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Soviet-Japanese War, Soviet Invasion of Manchuria, Battle of Slater's Knoll, Battle of Hongorai River, Battle of Tsimba Ridge, Battle of Corregidor, Battle of Bataan, Sandakan Death Marches, Evacuation of Karafuto and Kuriles, Battle of West Hunan, Gyokuon-H?s?, Ky?j? Incident, Bombing of Hamamatsu in World War Ii, Volunteer Fighting Corps, Bombing of Hiratsuka in World War Ii, Bombing of Shizuoka in World War Ii, Xxi Bomber Command, Invasion of Lingayen Gulf, Bombing of Numazu in World War Ii, 505th Bombardment Group, 46th Fighter Wing, Invasion of the Kuril Islands, Manila Massacre, Vii Bomber Command, Bulu Prison Massacre, 1945 Mikawa Earthquake, 301st Fighter Wing, Bombing of Kobe in World War Ii, Battle of West Henan-north Hubei, Bombing of Nagoya in World War Ii, Battle of North Borneo, Second Guangxi Campaign, Battle of Tokyo Bay, Kalagong Massacre, Bombing of Osaka. Excerpt: The surrender of Japan brought hostilities in World War II to an end. By August 1945, the Imperial Japanese Navy had effectively no capacity to conduct operations, and an Allied invasion of Japan was imminent. While publicly stating their intent to fight on to the bitter end, Japan's leaders at the Supreme Council for the Direction of the War (the "Big Six") were privately making entreaties to the Soviet Union to mediate peace on terms favorable to the Japanese. The Soviets, meanwhile, were preparing to attack the Japanese, in fulfillment of their promises to the Americans and the British made at the Tehran and Yalta Conferences. On August 6 and 9, the Americans dropped atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. Between those two events, on August 8, the ... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=2395137
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