Thanks. It would be interesting to hear Ward's take on that; he must surely address it in the book the article was taken from. On the other hand, according to

Thanks. It would be interesting to hear Ward's take on that; he must surely address it in the book the article was taken from. On the other hand, according to [1], Hirohito also cited the Soviet invasion when convening the council to discuss surrender. [1] http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/u6qqo/there_has_been_some_controversy_on_the_true/ http://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/u6qqo/there_h...