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May 13, 2024 · atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, during World War II, American bombing raids on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima (August 6, 1945) and Nagasaki (August 9, 1945) that marked the first use of atomic weapons in war. Tens of thousands were killed in the initial explosions and many more would later succumb to radiation poisoning.
1 day ago · For a Western power, occupying Japan at the end of the Second World War was never going to be easy. Having weathered the storm of Western imperialism in the late 19th century and trounced the Russian Empire in 1905, the country took on the task of creating ‘Asia for the Asians’ in the 1930s.
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May 15, 2024 · The mission was memorable in that gunner Technical Sergeant H.C. Edwards was credited with the first official B-29 confirmed aerial kill of the war against a Japanese plane. The mission went off surprisingly well, although the bombing results were indistinct because of poor quality photo intelligence.
Apr 26, 2024 · Publication Date: 2015-08-01. This title examines the major weapons used during World War II, focusing on their development, strategy and tactics, and their effect on the course of the war. Compelling narrative text and well-chosen historical photographs and primary sources make this book perfect for report writing.
- Laurie Robb
- 2019
2 days ago · The Battle of Midway was a major naval battle in the Pacific Theater of World War II that took place 4–7 June 1942, six months after the Empire of Japan 's attack on Pearl Harbor and one month after the Battle of the Coral Sea.
May 11, 2024 · The Nakajima Ki-115a Tsurugi was built as a cheap single-use on-way suicide aircraft to strike American warships. Japan built the Nakajima Ki-115 Tsurugi for kamikaze attacks with cheap materials and massive bombs. The Tsurugi was intended to be a single-use disposable aircraft and was unarmed, easy target. Kamikaze attacks were a last-ditch ...
Apr 26, 2024 · After Japan captured Guam, Allied POWs were sent to the Japanese island of Shikoku on so-called hell ships, in which prisoners were packed into the lower hold for weeks without food or water ...
