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John Toland et al, in contrast, see the Russian invasion of Manchuria as the final straw that forced Japan to surrender; Japan continued fighting after the bomb
by Nomentatus 8y ago
John Toland et al, in contrast, see the Russian invasion of Manchuria as the final straw that forced Japan to surrender; Japan continued fighting after the bombs were dropped, but the U.S. did not immediately have more bombs to drop.
- claydavisss 8y agowrong, fatman2 was already at Tinian when Japan surrendered
- xixixao 8y agoI read about this recently here: https://foreignpolicy.com/2013/05/30/the-bomb-didnt-beat-japan-stalin-did/ https://foreignpolicy.com/2013/05/30/the-bomb-didnt-beat-jap... Fascinating how much sense it makes. Likely the truth is somewhere in-between.