As victory in Europe was secured in May 1945, the war in the Pacific raged on with undiminished ferocity. Facing Japan’s refusal to surrender and the horrifying projections of Operation Downfall, ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: One of the most controversial decisions in history was President Harry Truman’s decision to drop atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki in August 1945. Some... Here’s ...

With Okinawa secured the United States planned Operation Downfall a massive invasion of Japan itself. Japanese leaders prepared their population for a fight to the death mobilizing civilians alongside ...