Taking the Offensive: Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, The
Different alternatives are available to ending the war in the Pacific. Truman's decision to bomb Hiroshima and Nagasaki is still being debated. Harvard historian Akira Iriye talks about the shock of the bombing, the Soviet Union's entry into the war...
Taking the Offensive: Truman's Terrible Decision: Atomic Warfare?
Truman succeeds Roosevelt upon the president's death in April 1945. As fighting rages on between the Allies and Japan, Truman declares an ultimatum to the Japanese to surrender unconditionally by August 3, 1945. But Japan wants one condition, to kee...
Taking the Offensive: Focus of War Shifts to Asian Theater
After Germany surrenders in 1944, the war focus shifts to the Pacific. The United States gain victories in Japan, surrounding islands, and in the Philippine Islands. The Special Division that negotiates the exchange of prisoners and civilians under ...