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The USSR vs. Japan, 1945: A conversation with James Scott
Season 5
Episode 106
Published 2 months, 1 week ago
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Historian and author of Empire of Ashes: Truman, Hirohito and the Descent into Total War
James Scott’s latest book, Empire of Ashes, describes in detail the flights that brought nuclear bombs to Japan in August 1945. It also draws intimate portraits of the two leading antagonists on those days, U.S. President Harry Truman and Japanese Emperor Hirohito, from their earliest days through the personal transformations that ushered in a new era of warfare.
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