Japan’s surrender in August 1945 followed several shocks in rapid succession. The United States bombed Hiroshima on 6 August and Nagasaki on 9 August. Between those attacks, the Soviet…
Before the atomic bombing of 6 August 1945, Hiroshima was a city of neighborhoods, shops, schools, bridges and streetcars. It had grown into a regional center whose daily life included…
Shinano began as a Yamato-class battleship project before Japan converted the hull into an aircraft carrier. The result was an exceptionally large ship, but size concealed serious…