> the USA knew Japan was willing to surrender, but dropped the bomb anyway? This is the opposite of what I usually hear? I've heard things about how Japan was

> the USA knew Japan was willing to surrender, but dropped the bomb anyway? This is the opposite of what I usually hear? I've heard things about how Japan was getting ready to fight to the last man, starting to arm civilians. I have heard that the emperor was maybe willing to surrender, but that the country was essentially being run by the military leadership, who would ~never see surrender as an option.