As Europe sifted through the rubble of a long and bitter war, the Japanese, true to their cultural heritage, refused to surrender. The prospect of a prolonged ground campaign, resulting in the deaths of many more American servicemen, was too high a price to pay, leaving Truman to make the decision to end World War II quickly, with the nuclear bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Author: Liam Dale
3 окт 2024