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Japanese schoolgirls training with a machinegun for the anticipated American invasion of Japan, WW2, 1945 (media.kbin.social)

submitted 7 months ago by PugJesus@kbin.social to c/historyporn@lemmy.world

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[-] Linkerbaan@lemmy.world 0 points 7 months ago

I don't understand why they threw two bombs. Only would have been plenty if they wanted to prove a point.

[-] PugJesus@lemmy.world 17 points 7 months ago

After the first bomb, there was still hesitance in Japan's high command about surrendering. After the second, a group of officers tried to coup the Japanese government to stop it from surrendering in response to the bombs.

So much emphasis is put on the fanatical atrocities of the Nazis that the fanatical atrocities of the Japanese are often overlooked in popular history. It wasn't a matter like fascist Italy, where they were ready to give up as soon as they lost.

[-] rodbiren@midwest.social 2 points 7 months ago

Supernova in the East is an amazing series as part of Hardcore History and goes into detail about how one works their way up to bombing someone with nuclear weapons as a perceived act of mercy. Many voices thought the only way to make war less terrible was to make it quick.

https://www.dancarlin.com/product/hardcore-history-62-Supernova-in-the-East-i/

[-] Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social 1 points 7 months ago

If you only detonate one they think you only have one. If you detonate two they know you can make more than one, and they don't know how many you have.