This week 75 years ago Harry Truman learned that the Japanese were trying to surrender: Churchill told him that Emperor Hirohito was "asking for peace." Nonetheless the president proceeded with the atomic bombing of Japan. From his diary.
This week 75 years ago Harry Truman learned that the Japanese were trying to surrender: Churchill told him that Emperor Hirohito was "asking for peace." Nonetheless the president proceeded with the atomic bombing of Japan. From his diary.